About this tool
This is an ATS-style keyword and structure check, not a copy of any real applicant tracking system. Products such as Workday, Greenhouse, Lever and iCIMS parse and rank resumes in different ways, and many leave the decision to a recruiter. What they share is that they need to extract your text cleanly and find the skills the job asks for. The checker looks for over 80 QA and SDET skills with their common synonyms (k8s for Kubernetes, rest-assured for REST Assured, BDD for Cucumber), lists which ones from the job description are missing from your resume, finds standard section headings, and flags layouts that parse badly, such as tables, side-by-side columns, icon-font bullets and mixed date formats. It also counts bullets with measurable results and bullets that start with an action verb. Every point in the score comes from a formula shown on the page, so you can see exactly what to change.
How to use it
- Paste the plain text of your resume, or upload a .txt file. For a PDF or Word file, open it, select all, copy and paste. This version does not read PDF files.
- Paste the job description you are applying for. Without one, the score covers structure and formatting only.
- Work through the missing skills first, adding only the ones you can genuinely discuss in an interview, then fix any formatting flags.
- Re-check after editing; the score updates as you type.
ATS Resume Checker for QA & SDET FAQ
What is an ATS-friendly resume?
An applicant tracking system (ATS) stores applications and lets recruiters search and filter them. An ATS-friendly resume is one the software can read correctly: a single-column layout, standard headings such as Experience, Skills and Education, real text rather than text in images or tables, consistent dates and a common file format. It also uses the same terms as the job description, so a recruiter searching for “Playwright” or “API testing” finds you.
How do I make my SDET resume ATS-friendly?
Mirror the job description’s wording for skills you genuinely have, for example both “REST API testing” and “REST Assured” if the posting uses them. Put a Skills section near the top, grouped by area: languages, UI automation, API testing, CI/CD and cloud. Use a simple single-column layout and standard headings. Under each job, write bullets that pair a tool with an outcome. Then paste your resume and the job description into this checker to see missing skills and formatting flags.
What skills should I include in an SDET resume?
Include the skills the role asks for that you can discuss in depth: programming languages (Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python); UI automation (Playwright, Selenium, Cypress); API testing (REST Assured, Postman, contract testing); test runners (TestNG, JUnit, pytest); CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Jenkins); SQL; Git; Docker; and cloud or device grids. Add test design, performance or security testing where relevant. The skills gap checklist helps you decide what to learn next.
How do I write an automation testing resume?
Lead with a two-line summary naming your stack and years of experience, then a grouped Skills section. In each role, write bullets as action, tool and measurable result: “Built a Playwright and TypeScript framework for three web apps, cutting regression time from two days to 40 minutes.” Mention framework design, CI integration, flaky-test reduction and API coverage, and link a GitHub project if you have one. The resume builder gives you an ATS-friendly template.
What keywords should an SDET resume contain?
Use keywords from the specific job description first. Common ones for SDET roles include test automation, Selenium WebDriver, Playwright, Cypress, Java, TypeScript, Python, REST API testing, REST Assured, Postman, TestNG, JUnit, pytest, CI/CD, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Git, SQL, Docker, Agile, test strategy, framework design and Page Object Model. Write the full name and the abbreviation where both are common, such as “Continuous Integration (CI)”, and only list tools you have used.
Can I check my resume's ATS compatibility for free?
Yes. This checker is free, needs no sign-up and runs in your browser, so your resume is not uploaded. Paste your resume text and the job description to see matched and missing skills, section headings, formatting problems and a score whose formula is shown on the page. It is an ATS-style check, not a copy of any vendor’s system, so use it to fix clear problems rather than to chase a perfect number.
Should I copy every missing keyword into my resume?
Only if it is true. Recruiters and interviewers will ask about every tool you list. If you have used a similar tool (Cypress instead of Playwright, for example), say so in a bullet and describe what you built with it.
Why can I not upload a PDF?
Reliable PDF text extraction needs a large library, and the result often differs from what an ATS extracts. Copying the text yourself also shows you what a parser sees: if the copied text comes out jumbled, an ATS will probably see it the same way.