This page is for developers targeting roles where React is the core requirement. Because React appears on almost every frontend resume, the differentiators are ecosystem depth (state, testing, rendering patterns) and outcomes: render performance, bundle size, component adoption, and shipping cadence. Your resume should read like you reason about React, not just use it.
ALEX MORGAN Email: alex.morgan@example.com | Phone: +1 555 010 0091 | Warsaw, PL | github.com/alexmorgan PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY React developer with 4 years building data-heavy dashboards in React 18 and TypeScript. Cut initial bundle size 47% with route-level code splitting and led React Query adoption across 3 teams. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE React Developer | Insurboard | 2022 - Present - Refactored a 900-line class-based dashboard into 18 typed function components with React Query, reducing re-renders on filter changes by 70%. - Migrated 12 Redux slices to React Query and URL state, deleting 4,000 lines of boilerplate and cutting state-related bugs from 6 to 1 per sprint. - Raised React Testing Library coverage on checkout to 88%, catching 11 regressions before Black Friday releases. Frontend Developer (React) | Codewave | 2020 - 2022 - Cut initial bundle size 47% with route-level code splitting, Suspense, and per-route data prefetching. - Built a Storybook component library of 40+ components used by 3 product squads. SKILLS React 18, TypeScript, Next.js, React Query, Redux Toolkit, Zustand, Playwright, Storybook, Vite EDUCATION B.Sc. Computer Science, Warsaw University of Technology, 2020
"React developer with 4 years building data-heavy dashboards in React 18 and TypeScript. Cut initial bundle size 47% with route-level code splitting and Suspense, and led adoption of React Query across 3 teams, removing 4,000 lines of manual data-fetching code."
Why it works: It names a specific app type (data-heavy dashboards), a modern stack, and two wins that show React-specific judgment rather than generic frontend work.
React 18, Hooks, Context, Server Components, React Query
Redux Toolkit, Zustand, React Query, URL state
Next.js, Vite, React Testing Library, Playwright, Storybook
TypeScript, Core Web Vitals, Accessibility, Code splitting
The pattern to copy: strong verb, specific action, measurable result. Compare each weak version with its rebuild:
Example 1
Bad: Used React hooks and components to build features.
Good: Refactored a 900-line class-based dashboard into 18 typed function components with React Query, reducing re-renders on filter changes by 70%.
Why: It shows a before state, a modernization decision, and a performance result that required understanding React's rendering model.
Example 2
Bad: Managed application state with Redux.
Good: Migrated 12 Redux slices to React Query and URL state, deleting 4,000 lines of boilerplate and cutting state-related bugs reported per sprint from 6 to 1.
Why: Architectural decisions with deletions and bug counts prove seniority. 'Managed state with Redux' proves only exposure.
Example 3
Bad: Wrote tests for React components.
Good: Raised React Testing Library coverage on the checkout flow to 88%, catching 11 checkout-breaking regressions in the three releases before Black Friday.
Why: Testing is tied to a revenue-critical flow and a deadline, which shows you understand what tests are for.
Include the terms the job posting uses, and make sure each one is backed by evidence in a bullet. Common keywords for this role:
ReactReact developerTypeScripthooksNext.jsReduxReact QueryReact Testing Librarycode splittingcomponent libraryJSXstate management
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Check my resume freeReact 18+ patterns (Suspense, Server Components where relevant), TypeScript, server-state libraries like React Query or SWR, testing with React Testing Library or Playwright, and performance work such as code splitting and memoization.
If target postings mention it, yes. Next.js appears in a large share of React job descriptions, and even one shipped Next.js project with measured results makes your resume match more searches.
Build two or three deployed projects with different requirements: one data-heavy app with server state, one with complex client state, one with performance or accessibility focus. Measure something in each and put those numbers on the resume.
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