Expert Resume Review — Get Your Resume Seen by Hiring Engineering Managers

Actionable Feedback To Get Your Resume Seen in a Competitive Tech Job Market

👉 Get Your Resume Reviewed

Your resume shouldn’t disappear
into a black hole.

Yet that’s exactly what’s happening to thousands of qualified engineers right now.

You apply.
You wait.
You hear nothing.

If you’re a software engineer who has sent out dozens or hundreds of applications with no response, it’s not because you’re unqualified.

It’s because your resume isn’t doing its job

It’s about how your experience is being read.

  • Right now, tech hiring managers are flooded with information.

  • Hundreds of resumes per role.

  • Seconds per decision.

Strong engineers are getting filtered out—not because they can’t do the work, but because their resume doesn’t clearly communicate value fast enough.

If you’ve applied to dozens of IC roles with no callbacks, this page is for you.

👉 Get Your Resume Reviewed

The hard truth about tech resumes

Hiring managers don’t read resumes line by line.

They scan.
They pattern-match.
They look for signals.

And most resumes—even from good engineers—fail to surface the right signals quickly:

  • Impact is buried under tasks

  • Technical depth isn’t obvious

  • Scope and ownership are unclear

  • The resume reads like a job description, not a story of contribution and value.

Once a resume lacks those important signals, it’s over.

No rejection email. Just silence.

What if you knew exactly how hiring engineering managers think?

What they look for in the first 10 seconds.
What makes them pause.
What quietly disqualifies an otherwise qualified candidate.
That’s where I come in.

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Hi, I’m Jon 👋

I’ve been an engineering manager and senior manager for over 10 years, hiring and leading individual contributors across tech teams. I’ve reviewed thousands of resumes from software engineers at every stage—junior to senior, frontend to backend, IC to leadership.

I know:

  • What stands out to a busy engineering manager

  • What signals “strong IC” versus “risky hire”

  • What causes a resume to be passed over instantly—even when the engineer is perfectly capable and qualified.

I won’t give you generic resume advice or recycled blog tips.

I’ll tell you, plainly and specifically, what to change so your resume has a real shot at interviews.

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Professional Resume Review for Tech ICs — $99 $149

For a limited time, I’ll personally review your resume and give you direct, actionable feedback focused on how it will be read by hiring managers in tech.

This is not a template swap.
This is not AI feedback.
This is a real hiring manager reviewing your resume with a critical eye.

👉 Get Your Resume Reviewed
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Who this is for

  • Software engineers, developers, or data engineers in IC roles.

  • Product or project managers in IC roles.

  • Tech professionals applying for competitive positions.

  • Engineers stuck in the “applied everywhere, heard nothing” phase.

  • ICs who know they’re capable—but aren’t getting interviews.

  • Early-career software engineers who want to get their foot in the door.

If you’re serious about improving your odds of getting your resume seen, this offer will save you time, frustration, and guesswork.

What’s included

  1. A personal resume review by a hiring engineering manager

  2. Clear, constructive feedback on how to improve clarity, structure, and impact

  3. Guidance on how to better communicate impact, ownership, and scope

  4. Direct insight into what would cause a hiring manager to pass on your resume

  5. Practical recommendations you can apply immediately

⭐️ Bonus (FREE!):

You’ll also receive my step-by-step guide to what hiring engineering managers look for in a stack of tech resumes, so you understand the why behind every recommendation.

👉 Get Your Resume Reviewed
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If you’re serious about landing tech interviews, this is your next step.

You don’t need more applications.

You need a resume that gets noticed.

👉 Get Your Resume Reviewed

Who I’ve Worked With

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Red Hat,
Senior Manager

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BibleProject,
Platform
Engineering Manager

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NewSpring Church,
Web Director

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My Well Giving Platform,
Technology Director

  • "I don't know if you remember me, but we chatted about tech a few times. Thanks for all of your advice and help. I'm so thankful for it."

    —Will

You don’t need to apply more.

You need a resume that gets noticed.

👉 Get Your Resume Reviewed