Compact theme

Compact CV Template

The Compact template shrinks the gaps, tightens the leading, and pulls the header onto a single line so more of your experience fits on one page.

Alex Morgan

Senior Software Engineer

Product-minded engineer with 9 years of experience building fast, accessible web applications. Comfortable owning a feature from first sketch to production, and mentoring teammates along the way.

Experience

Frontend platform team for a B2B analytics product used by 40k people.

  • Cut median page load from 3.8s to 1.2s by moving the dashboard to server-rendered islands.
  • Led migration of 120 components to a shared, accessible design system.
  • Mentored four engineers; two were promoted within 18 months.

Software Engineer

Brightpath

Full-stack work on an online learning marketplace.

  • Built the checkout flow that lifted conversion by 11%.
  • Introduced end-to-end tests that caught regressions before release.

Education

BSc Computer Science

Technical University of Munich · 1.7

  • Algorithms
  • Distributed Systems
  • Human-Computer Interaction

Skills

  • FrontendExpert
    • TypeScript
    • React
    • Astro
    • CSS
  • BackendAdvanced
    • Node.js
    • PostgreSQL
    • GraphQL
  • Practices
    • Accessibility
    • Testing
    • Code review

Projects

Open-source, privacy-first note-taking app that runs entirely in the browser.

  • 2.4k GitHub stars
  • Works offline with zero backend
  • TypeScript
  • IndexedDB
  • PWA

Trailmix

Hiking route planner with elevation profiles.

  • Used by 3,000 hikers each month
  • Vue
  • Mapbox

Certifications

Web Accessibility Specialist

IAAP

AWS Certified Developer

Amazon Web Services

Awards

Engineering Excellence Award

Northwind Labs

For the performance programme that halved load times company-wide.

Volunteering

Volunteer Mentor

Code for Berlin

Weekly mentoring for people moving into tech careers.

  • Mentored 15 people into their first developer role.

Languages

  • English — Native speaker
  • German — Professional working proficiency

Interests

  • Climbing
    • Bouldering
  • Open source
    • Documentation
    • Tooling

References

Jordan Lee, Engineering Director at Northwind Labs

Available on request.

More room for your story

When you have years of experience, a handful of projects, and a long skills list, whitespace can feel like a luxury. The Compact template spends that budget on content, tightening the header, rules, and entry spacing while keeping each block legible.

The single-line header pairs your name with contact details and tucks your title underneath, so the very top of the page is doing useful work. Section headings are smaller, letting body text dominate.

Ideal for

  • Career changers with a broad history to present
  • Technical candidates with long tool and language lists
  • Anyone who needs to squeeze one more role onto a single page

Not enough room? Raise the font scale or drop the least relevant section — the live preview shows the effect instantly.

FAQ

About the Compact theme

Will a compact layout look cramped?

It is tighter than the other themes, but the spacing stays proportional and readable on screen and in print. It suits candidates with a lot to say in a small space.

Can I combine it with a larger font scale?

Yes. If you prefer more breathing room, raise the font scale in settings and the layout expands to match.