How can I best express in my resume that I'm looking to transition into a software developer role?

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July 15,2022 at 5:51PM UTC

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How can I best express in my resume that I'm looking to transition into a software developer role?

I am an SRE (site reliability engineer) where I don't do much software development, which is exactly what I want to do more of. I want to transition into a backend engineer role and I want that to come through in my resume.

I have experience with the infra side of things, automation, devops, etc. However, because I often spend 6+ months without writing code, I'm not as proficient as a dev that does it the majority of the time.

I still want to highlight my experience as an SRE but I'm not sure if I should out right use the word 'transition'.

I hope that makes sense.

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AnonymousJuly 15,2022 at 9:03PM UTC
Have you considered creating a Goals Section or Mission Section at the beginning of your resume and include that there?
AnonymousJuly 18,2022 at 1:56PM UTC
Yes, I would personally start with this! Do you have a bio section as well where you can explain your hopes to transition?
Marsh NealApril 12,2023 at 11:13AM UTC
When I first started working with developers, I had no experience in managing development processes at all. This slowed down the work, because I did not understand at all what was required of me. Articles like https://sloboda-studio.com/blog/how-to-manage-offshore-software-development were very helpful for me to learn about the best practices for managing an offshore team of specialists.
Sasha TellerMay 12,2023 at 9:39AM UTC
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