IT / Software resume guide
34+ ATS Keywords for IT / Software Resumes
IT/Software is the largest umbrella category on Naukri and Indeed India — covering developers, support engineers, QA, testers, and infra roles. Indian recruiters scan for specific stacks (MERN, MEAN, .NET, SAP), notice period, and CTC fit alongside ATS keywords.
Hard skills ATS filters scan for
Copy these verbatim from the job description you’re applying to — matching the exact phrasing beats synonyms. If the job says “Kubernetes”, don’t write “K8s”.
Tools & platforms
Tool names are high-signal keywords. Recruiters searching their ATS often filter by specific platform experience — list every relevant one.
Certifications that matter
For many it / software roles, ATS filters auto-reject resumes missing the exact cert name. List yours in both the abbreviation and the full name so both matches hit.
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect
- Microsoft Azure Fundamentals
- Oracle Certified Java Programmer
- PMP
- ITIL Foundation
- Scrum Master (CSM)
- ISTQB
Soft skills worth calling out
Don’t just list these — show them in bullets. “Communicated” alone is weak; “Presented Q3 roadmap to 40-person engineering org” is strong.
Power verbs for it / software bullets
Start every bullet with one of these. Avoid “responsible for” or “helped with” — they signal passive contribution.
Common it / software job titles
- Software Engineer
- Software Developer
- Senior Software Engineer
- Technical Lead
- Project Manager
- Solution Architect
- QA Engineer
- DevOps Engineer
- Support Engineer
- System Analyst
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