Minimal resume theme

Compact Developer

A compact project-forward resume combines a plain identity with monospace metadata. Keep project links and dates text-based and give achievements more space than tool lists.

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Style: Minimal
Layout: Single column
Colour: Black and white
Used by: New
Made by: JSON Resume Team

Use Compact Developer

On jsonresume.org

In the editor, pick Compact Developer from the Theme menu and save. Your page at jsonresume.org/@you changes straight away.

Open the editor

No resume here yet? Start one in Compact Developer: upload the one you have or answer a few questions.

In your resume.json

Set the theme in meta, whether your resume lives here or in a GitHub gist:

resume.json

"meta": { "theme": "compact-developer" }

Try it on your resume first

Add ?theme=compact-developer to your link, like jsonresume.org/@you?theme=compact-developer. Nothing is saved.

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With jsonresume.org connected, say “Switch my resume theme to Compact Developer.”

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