IT CV template for Romania: structure + examples (junior → senior)

A strong IT CV is not about design. It’s about signal: what you built, how you built it, and what changed because you were there.

This guide gives you:

• a structure that works well for most IT roles (backend/frontend/data/devops)
• bullet examples that show impact (not only responsibilities)
• a copy/paste template you can adapt quickly

TL;DR

• Keep it 1–2 pages, simple layout, no complex tables (better for ATS).
• For each role/project: impact + context + tech + result.
• Don’t list “skills” without evidence: connect them to real work.
• For juniors: projects + learning signal matter more than fancy titles.
• Before applying: run the checklist and tailor the top section (5–10 minutes).

Quick checklist (before you send it)

• Your target role is clear (e.g., “Backend Engineer (PHP/Laravel)”).
• You have 3–6 impact bullets for your most recent role/project.
• Your links work (LinkedIn, GitHub, portfolio) and look clean.
• No walls of text: short lines, spacing, scannable sections.
• Exported as PDF and readable on mobile.

What recruiters often scan first (in ~20–40 seconds)

They typically look for:

1. Your current role and domain (backend/frontend/devops/data).
2. Real stack used in production (or serious projects).
3. What you delivered (impact) and at what scale (context).
4. How close your experience is to the role’s requirements.

That’s why your CV should surface the signal early.

Recommended structure (ATS-friendly)

1. Header: name, role, location (optional), contact, links
2. Summary (2–4 lines): who you are, what you ship, what you want next
3. Experience: recent roles, focus on outcomes
4. Selected projects: 1–3 (especially useful for juniors or career switchers)
5. Skills: grouped (Languages, Frameworks, Cloud/DevOps, Data)
6. Education + certifications (short)

Tip: use one font, consistent sizes, and a single column.

Writing bullets that don’t sound like a job description

A good bullet follows this pattern: Did X (action) using Y (stack) to achieve Z (result you can justify).

Weak (too generic):

• “Built APIs.”
• “Worked in Agile.”
• “Used Docker.”

Better (context + outcome):

• “Reduced API response time from ~800ms to ~250ms by caching and query optimization (Laravel + Redis + MySQL).”
• “Improved release reliability by adding CI checks and a staged deploy flow (GitHub Actions, Docker, AWS).”
• “Refactored a high-risk domain area to reduce complexity and speed up onboarding for new teammates.”

No numbers? Use verifiable signals:

• faster builds, fewer incidents, clearer ownership, better test coverage, less manual work.

Bullet examples by area

Backend

• “Added rate limiting and audit logs for sensitive endpoints, improving traceability and reducing abuse (Laravel, middleware, MySQL).”
• “Designed an async processing flow for background jobs, improving reliability and user-facing latency.”

Frontend

• “Reduced bundle size and improved load time via code splitting and lazy loading (React/Vite), improving mobile UX.”
• “Built a small design system (components + tokens), improving consistency across pages.”

DevOps / Infrastructure

• “Introduced observability (logs, metrics, traces) and alerting, reducing time-to-debug during incidents.”
• “Implemented blue/green deploy with fast rollback, reducing downtime during releases.”

Data / Analytics

• “Standardized event tracking and added data quality checks, reducing reporting inconsistencies.”
• “Optimized a batch pipeline, reducing monthly cost and processing time.”

Role-specific CV pages

If you want role-specific bullet ideas and keyword themes, start with the core engineering guides (for Backend, Frontend, Full stack, DevOps / SRE, Data, and QA / Testing).

If your target is outside that set, use the closest match: Mobile, ML / AI, Security, Product, Project / Delivery, Engineering Manager, Architect, Design (UI/UX), or Support / IT Ops.

Tailor your CV to the role (in 5–10 minutes)

Don’t rewrite everything for each application:

• Update title and summary to match the role.
• Reorder the first bullets in your latest role: put the most relevant ones first.
• Surface 1–2 projects/achievements aligned with the job.
• Adjust skills to reflect what you actually used and what’s relevant.

Junior vs Mid vs Senior: what to emphasize

Junior

• Projects (GitHub/portfolio) + learning signal + how you reasoned.
• Internships help, but projects are the proof.
• Strong signals: clarity, testing, documentation, collaboration.

Mid

• Ownership on meaningful parts of the product and end-to-end delivery.
• Debugging, refactoring, quality and trade-offs.
• Collaboration with product/design, estimates and planning.

Senior

• Impact at scale, architecture decisions, mentoring.
• Reliability, performance, security, cost awareness.
• Raising team standards (reviews, best practices, processes).

Copy/paste CV template

You can paste this into a doc editor and export to PDF.

Download template: DOCX · TXT

[NAME] — [ROLE / SPECIALIZATION]
[City, RO] (optional) · [Email] · [Phone] (optional) · [LinkedIn] · [GitHub] · [Portfolio]

SUMMARY
2–4 lines: what you build, what you’re strongest at, what you’re looking for next.

EXPERIENCE
[Company] — [Role] · [Dates] · [Remote/City]
- Bullet 1: impact + context + tech + result
- Bullet 2: impact + context + tech + result
- Bullet 3: ownership / refactor / performance / security / delivery

[Company] — [Role] · [Dates]
- 2–4 bullets

SELECTED PROJECTS (optional, recommended for juniors)
[Project] — [Link]
1–2 lines: what it does and for whom.
- What you built (stack)
- The problem it solves / what you learned

SKILLS
Languages: …
Frameworks: …
Cloud/DevOps: …
Data: …
Testing: …

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
[Degree / Course] — [Dates]
[Certification] — [Year]

Next steps (IT Jobs List)

• Browse roles and calibrate expectations with Salary Insights.
• If you’re negotiating an offer use the salary negotiation checklist.

Sources

• Europass — Create a CV: https://europass.europa.eu/en/create-europass-cv
• MIT CAPD — Resume checklist and worksheet: https://capd.mit.edu/resources/resume-checklist/