Web Developer resume example
A web developer resume should link to live work and show results a client or business cares about: faster pages, better conversion, fewer bugs and sites delivered on time.
This is a fictional, illustrative example -- not a real person or a promised result. Replace every detail with your own.
Full example resume
Sample content, for illustration -- not a real person.
Web developer with 4 years of experience building marketing and e-commerce sites with React, Next.js and Shopify. Delivered 30+ client sites, including a store rebuild that raised mobile conversion 35%.
- •Built 30+ responsive client sites with Next.js and Shopify, all delivered on or before deadline.
- •Rebuilt a Shopify store’s theme, cutting mobile load time from 6.2s to 1.9s and raising mobile conversion 35%.
- •Brought 8 client sites to WCAG 2.1 AA, closing accessibility audit findings.
- •Set up preview deployments on Vercel, cutting client review cycles from 5 days to 2.
- •Built and maintained 15 WordPress sites for small businesses.
- •Created a reusable block library that cut new-page build time by half.
- •Handled 40+ support requests a month with a 24-hour average response.
Summary: weak vs. improved
Creative web developer who builds beautiful, modern websites.
Web developer building e-commerce sites with Next.js and Shopify. Delivered 30+ client sites, including a rebuild that raised mobile conversion 35%.
"Beautiful" is subjective. Delivery volume and a conversion result are evidence a client or employer can trust.
Skills to include
- ✓HTML, CSS and JavaScript
- ✓A modern framework (e.g. React, Vue)
- ✓CMS (e.g. WordPress, Shopify, Webflow)
- ✓Responsive and accessible design
- ✓Performance and SEO basics
- ✓Git and deployment
Only list skills you actually have -- the AI review in the editor will flag a skill that doesn't appear anywhere else in your resume.
Bullet examples: weak vs. improved
Built websites for clients.
Built 30+ responsive client sites with Next.js and Shopify, all delivered on or before deadline.
Volume, stack and reliability tell an employer how productive you are.
Optimised site performance.
Cut mobile load time from 6.2s to 1.9s and raised mobile conversion 35%.
Linking speed to conversion shows you understand why performance matters.
Made sites accessible.
Brought 8 client sites to WCAG 2.1 AA, closing accessibility audit findings.
A named standard and audit outcome make accessibility work concrete.
How this changes by experience level
Lead with 2–3 live projects with links, the stack and one outcome each.
Built a booking site for a local yoga studio in Next.js that now takes 200 bookings a month.
Show delivery volume and measurable site improvements, like the full example above.
See the full example above.
Show technical decisions, reusable systems and mentoring.
Created the agency’s component starter kit, now used on every project and cutting build time by 40%.
Section order
- Contact and portfolio link
- Short summary
- Skills
- Experience
- Selected projects (with links)
- Education
Common mistakes to avoid
- !No portfolio or live links
- !Listing every language and library you have tried
- !Projects described without users, clients or results
Recommended template: Technical
Skills matrix and project highlights for engineers.