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Frontend Developer Resume Example (2026)

Frontend developer resumes win when they show evidence of design system fluency, real performance work (CWV), and accessibility instinct — not framework lists. The example below names a specific design system contribution, an LCP cut, and an a11y migration.

Check my frontend developer resume See Frontend Developer keywords

Sample resume

Frontend Developer resume — full example

One-column, ATS-friendly layout. Names and numbers are illustrative.

Aria Tanaka

Remote (US) · aria.tanaka@example.com · linkedin.com/in/ariatanaka · github.com/ariatanaka

Senior Frontend Engineer

Professional Summary

Senior frontend engineer with 5 years across React-based product teams. Cut LCP on the marketing site from 4.8s to 1.6s and shipped a token-driven design system now used by 7 product teams. Strongest at TypeScript, design systems, performance, and accessibility migrations.

Technical Skills

  • Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript (ES2023), HTML5, CSS
  • Frameworks: React 18, Next.js (App Router), Remix, Vue 3
  • Styling: Tailwind CSS, CSS Modules, Vanilla Extract, Design tokens
  • Tooling: Vite, Webpack, Turborepo, ESLint, Prettier, Storybook
  • Quality: Vitest, Playwright, axe-core, Lighthouse CI, WCAG 2.2 AA

Professional Experience

Senior Frontend Engineer — Linchpin Analytics

Remote · Feb 2023 — Present

  • Cut LCP on the marketing site from 4.8s to 1.6s (-66%) by replacing client-rendered hero illustrations with sized SVGs, migrating to next/font with display: swap, and eliminating two blocking third-party scripts.
  • Shipped a token-driven design system (24 primitives, 41 patterns) on top of Radix UI + Tailwind; adopted by 7 product teams; reduced new-feature time-to-prod by ~30% per the eng survey.
  • Led the company's WCAG 2.2 AA migration: ran axe-core in CI, fixed 380 violations across 14 surfaces, and wrote the on-call playbook for the next migration wave.
  • Mentored 2 mid-level engineers into senior; one now leads our mobile-web team.

Frontend Engineer — Pulse Education

Remote · Aug 2020 — Jan 2023

  • Migrated the student dashboard from CRA + Redux to Next.js App Router + TanStack Query; cut JS bundle 41% (212KB → 125KB gzipped) and removed ~1,800 lines of state-management boilerplate.
  • Built a real-time quiz component handling 8K concurrent students per class via WebSockets + optimistic updates; held to <60ms perceived input latency under load.
  • Authored the team's accessibility primer; raised lighthouse a11y score across the top 5 surfaces from 78 to 96.

Education

  • B.A. Cognitive Science — UC San Diego · 2020

Why this resume works

  • CWV bullet has the before, after, and the specific fixes (font display, sized SVGs, blocking scripts). That's exactly what the bullet impact layer credits.
  • 'Design system adopted by 7 product teams' is the bullet senior frontend hiring managers screen for — names the artifact and the adoption metric.
  • Lists modern React vocabulary (App Router, TanStack Query, Vitest, Playwright) without padding. Each one is a JD keyword.
  • Accessibility framing is concrete (axe-core in CI, 380 violations fixed, WCAG 2.2 AA) — not 'passionate about accessibility'.

Common mistakes

  • Listing every framework the candidate has touched without naming a non-trivial outcome with it. 'Worked with React, Vue, Angular, Svelte' reads as no-conviction. Pick the one or two you actually ship with and back it up.
  • Skipping performance work. Even one CWV bullet shifts the read — and senior frontend JDs increasingly demand it.
  • Treating accessibility as a checkbox. 'a11y experience' is a buzzword. Name the standard (WCAG 2.2 AA), the tooling (axe-core, Lighthouse CI), and the outcome (violations fixed, score moved).
  • Putting design system contributions in vague terms. Name the artifact (component library, token system), the consumers (teams or surfaces), and the metric (time-to-prod, code reduction).

ATS keywords

Frontend Developer resume keywords ATS systems scan for

A condensed view. For the full categorized list, see the Frontend Developer keywords page.

Hard skills

  • React
  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Responsive design
  • Mobile-first
  • Accessibility (a11y)
  • WCAG 2.2
  • Core Web Vitals
  • Performance optimization

Tools

  • React
  • Next.js
  • Remix
  • Vue
  • Svelte
  • TypeScript
  • Tailwind CSS
  • CSS Modules
  • Sass
  • Radix UI
  • Headless UI
  • Storybook

Action verbs

  • Built
  • Shipped
  • Migrated
  • Optimized
  • Refactored
  • Designed
  • Implemented
  • Cut
  • Reduced
  • Owned
  • Led
  • Mentored

Soft skills

  • Cross-functional collaboration with design
  • Design review
  • Code review
  • Mentorship
  • Accessibility advocacy
  • Performance budgeting
  • Documentation
  • Pair programming
See the full Frontend Developer keyword list

Questions

Frontend Developer resume — frequently asked

Should I mention frameworks I haven't used in 2+ years?+
Move them to a 'Previous experience' line in skills if at all. Modern frontend moves fast; listing Angular 1 or Ember as a top skill in 2026 hurts more than it helps unless the JD specifically asks.
Do I need a portfolio link?+
Yes if you have one that's recent. A GitHub profile with active commits and a portfolio site that loads under 2 seconds is a positive signal. A portfolio site that scores 40 on Lighthouse is actively negative.
How important is accessibility on a frontend resume in 2026?+
Significant. About half of senior frontend JDs now name a11y or WCAG explicitly. Even one concrete a11y bullet shifts the read.
Server Components — list it or not?+
If you've shipped React Server Components in production, yes. If you've only read about them, leave them out. Hiring managers ask about RSC specifics in interviews and a thin claim gets exposed quickly.

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