Key Takeaways

  • 75% of U.S. employers use automated applicant tracking systems to screen resumes before a human reviews them (Harvard Business School & Accenture, 2021)
  • The most common ATS failures are missing keywords, incompatible formatting, and incorrect file types
  • ResumeGeni scores your resume across 8 parsing layers — modeled on the same steps enterprise ATS platforms like Workday, Greenhouse, and Taleo use to evaluate candidates

How ATS Resume Scoring Works

Applicant tracking systems parse your resume into structured data — extracting your name, contact info, work history, skills, and education — then score how well that data matches the job requirements. Many ATS rejections happen because the parser couldn't extract critical fields, not because the candidate wasn't qualified.

LayerWhat It ChecksWhy It Matters
Document extractionFile format, encoding, readabilityCorrupted or image-only PDFs fail immediately
Layout analysisTables, columns, headers, footersMulti-column layouts break field extraction
Section detectionExperience, education, skills headingsNon-standard headings cause sections to be missed
Field mappingName, email, phone, dates, titlesMissing contact info is a common cause of immediate rejection
Keyword matchingJob-specific terms, skills, certificationsKeyword overlap affects recruiter search visibility and ATS scoring
Chronology checkDate ordering, gap detectionReverse-chronological order is expected by most ATS
QuantificationMetrics, numbers, measurable outcomesQuantified achievements help human reviewers and some scoring models
Confidence scoringOverall parse quality and completenessLow-confidence parses get deprioritized in results

Frequently Asked Questions

Is ResumeGeni free?
Yes. ResumeGeni is currently in beta — ATS analysis, scoring, and initial improvement suggestions are free with no signup required. Full guidance and saved reports may require a free account.
What file formats are supported?
PDF, DOCX, DOC, TXT, RTF, ODT, and Apple Pages. PDF and DOCX are recommended for best ATS compatibility.
How is the ATS score calculated?
Your resume is processed through an 8-layer parsing pipeline that extracts structured data the same way enterprise ATS platforms do. The score reflects how completely and accurately your resume can be parsed, plus how well your content matches common ATS ranking criteria.
Can ATS read PDF resumes?
Yes, but not all PDFs are equal. Text-based PDFs parse well. Image-only PDFs (scanned documents) and PDFs with complex tables or multi-column layouts often fail ATS parsing. Our analyzer will flag these issues.
How do I improve my ATS score?
Focus on three areas: use a clean single-column format, include keywords from the job description naturally in your experience bullets, and ensure all sections (contact, experience, education, skills) use standard headings.

ATS Guides & Resources

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Software Engineer, AI

Amo · Paris

Looking for someone to join us as an early member of the AI Operations team, the group dedicated to integrating AI across all levels of the company.

In the initial months, you'll be working closely with the founding team, gradually taking ownership of central components and features. Given our early stage, we're seeking versatile engineers comfortable contributing to various aspects of the company's foundation.

We value team members who delve deep into their respective domains, aiming to cultivate a team of subject matter experts. This commitment to expertise is an expectation for every team member.

As an AI Engineer, your day-to-day will include:

Product Creativity

Collaborate closely with product and design teams to prototype and ship AI-powered features that enhance the user experience. Design and implement scalable APIs and micro services that serve AI systems in production. Monitor and optimize performance, cost, and accuracy of the AI services.

Developer Productivity

Design, build, and maintain AI-driven developer tools that supercharge productivity, increase code quality and streamline release processes. Integrate AI-based monitoring, code analysis, and release automation into CI/CD pipelines. Continuously evaluate new models, frameworks, and APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Hugging Face, etc.) to identify opportunities for improving our engineering processes.

Quality Assurance and Automation

Evaluate and integrate AI-powered QA solutions that automatically generate and run test cases, detect regressions, and flag anomalies in production. Partner with QA engineers to design intelligent validation pipelines that continuously improve test coverage, reliability, and scalability.

Roadmap Creation and Ideation

Contribute to the roadmap creation and ideation process. Propose new AI-driven opportunities and help evaluate their impact and complexity. Actively shape our internal standards and best practices for how AI is developed, deployed, and measured across the company.


Your Skills & Experience

  • 8+ years of professional experience in development using Kotlin or Java.

  • Familiarity with key AI concepts, including large language models, prompt engineering, RAG, and multi-agent systems.

  • Good understanding of computer systems fundamentals (Program execution, Linking, Multithreading, Memory Management, Processes and File Systems etc.).

  • Professional experience with distributed systems in production is a significant advantage!

  • Passion and experience building consumer-facing products - we’d love to hear about apps you've made!

  • You don’t need to speak French to apply (and you don’t need to speak perfect English either, we'll help you to ramp up quickly if needed).

Life at amo

To ensure that everyone is set up for success within our way of working, we work together onsite 5 days a week.

We wanted to make sure coming to the office was as comfortable as possible for you:

  • We chose a location in central Paris, near Opera (Metro lines 3,8,9 and RER A).

  • We have a beautiful Parisian-style office with high ceilings, balconies, and huge windows. So a lot of natural light!

Because life outside of work should also be stress-free, we cover:

  • Health care (100% coverage).

  • Maternity Leave, Paternity Leave, Second Parent Leave (salary maintained at 100%).

  • Vacation days: 8-9 weeks (total) per year - (European summer? 🥹😎).

    • 5 weeks of paid time off (by the state);

    • 1-2 additional weeks (RTT, based on our company contract);

    • ~11 bank holidays.

      We shut down entirely twice a year, two weeks in summer and one week in winter to allow everyone to truly recharge and to avoid prolonged slowdowns (especially in the summer). These pauses are part of your total vacation time, giving everyone a real chance to unplug and recharge. No Slack, no email, no FOMO.

We love the diverse perspectives we get from having people from all over the world join us (68% of our team is international), and so we of course support relocation to Paris with:

  • Help and sponsored visa process.

  • 1 month of Airbnb 100% covered by amo upon arrival.

  • Assistance from a trusted relocation agency to find your permanent home.

  • Help with french paperwork like opening a french social security account, tax forms, getting your carte vitale (free healthcare) and more.

  • French lessons to be fully set with your new Parisian life.

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