ATS resume keywords by role

Applicant tracking systems and recruiters match your resume against the concrete skills a job names — not buzzwords, the real tools and competencies of the role. Below are the keyword banks recruiters look for by role. The rule that matters: include every keyword you genuinely have, worded the way the job description words it (if it says “PostgreSQL”, don't write “relational databases”). Never add skills you can't back up — interviews expose that in minutes.

Keyword banks by role

These are starting points — the real keywords are whatever a specific job description names. Always tailor to the posting in front of you.