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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Staff/Senior Software Engineer

Ledgy · Poland

At Ledgy, we’re on a mission to make Europe a powerhouse of entrepreneurship by building a modern, tech-driven equity management and financial reporting platform for private and public companies. In 2026, we aim to be the leading provider for European IPOs and reporting for share-based payments. We are a value-based company with a core focus on being humble, transparent, ambitious and impactful, all in order to delivery the best experience for our customers and end users.

We are proud to partner with some of the world’s leading investors. New Enterprise Associates led our $22m Series B round in 2022, with Philip Chopin joining Sequoia’s Luciana Lixandru on our board.

We were founded in Switzerland in 2017 and today we operate globally from offices in Zurich and London. We encourage diversity and are an international team coming from 26 different countries and speaking 25 different languages.

 

About the Role

As a Senior/Staff Software Engineer at Ledgy, you’ll design and build elegant, scalable systems that power how companies manage their equity. You’ll collaborate with fellow engineers (based mainly in Zurich and London), product managers, and designers to develop industry-leading automation and experiences — while many in our space still rely on manual processes.

In the first 30 days:

  • Be paired with an onboarding buddy who will introduce you to the world of equity management
  • Get to know our engineering team, product managers, and designers
  • Understand how your team’s surface area connects to the broader Ledgy platform
  • Start contributing to the codebase with the guidance of experienced team members

In the first 3 months:

  • Ship independently on impactful product features and improvements
  • Participate in architecture discussions around scaling workflows, data models, and integrations
  • Work alongside other engineers to implement robust, reliable data flows
  • Develop a deep understanding of how companies manage and automate equity
  • Participate in code reviews and help maintain our engineering standards

In the first 6–12 months:

  • Take ownership of key features and improvements within your team’s domain
  • Help shape the technical direction and architecture of Ledgy’s equity platform
  • Collaborate with Product and Design to deliver polished, user-centric experiences
  • Mentor other engineers and share expertise in automation, data modeling, and scalability

Teams we’re hiring for

Core Equity — Owns the foundational logic that powers Ledgy’s equity engine. Every equity-related event  such as issuing shares, creating new pools, or adjusting ownership — generates transactions. This team defines and maintains the transaction logic, data model, and core domain behaviour that ensure Ledgy’s platform remains accurate, scalable, and compliant.

Workflows & Automation — Focuses on automating complex equity workflows and integrating with third-party services, including the trading exchange. The team builds systems that help company admins efficiently onboard and offboard employees, automate equity grants and terminations, and enable employees to sell their shares seamlessly once vested.

Reporting — Transforms Ledgy’s core equity data into financial, operational, and compliance reports. The team manages large, complex datasets and ensures reporting is accurate, performant, and reliable across jurisdictions and company structures. Their work powers the insights companies and auditors rely on for decision-making and transparency.

The job is a good fit if:

  • You have 7+ years of experience working as a Software Engineer
  • You're excited about the impact of equity on entrepreneurship and its real-world impact for companies
  • You enjoy tackling complex financial data transformations and compliance requirements
  • You enjoy writing clean, maintainable TypeScript code, both in the backend and frontend
  • You are excited to work with React, NodeJS, and MongoDB
  • You thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy pair programming
  • You take pride in creating robust, tested solutions for critical business operations

Being part of Ledgy means:

  • Recharge and re-energize with flexible working hours, 25 days of vacation, and up to 40 days of remote work from outside your home country.
  • We make space for your own professional development, with a generous yearly learning & development budget.
  • This role will receive a competitive salary + benefits + equity. All salaries are aligned with competitively benchmarked ranges based on work location and levelling.
  • For candidates based in London or Zurich we use a hybrid work model of 1 day in the office per week.

Our tech stack:

We have a modern, cohesive stack that lets us move fast while maintaining quality:

  • Language: TypeScript
  • Frontend: React, Tailwind CSS, tRPC
  • Backend: tRPC, Node.js, MongoDB
  • Infrastructure: GCP, Terraform Cloud, Kubernetes, Docker, Github Actions

The interview process:

  • CV Review: we review your resume to see if we might be a good fit
  • Getting to know you (30 min): meet with someone from our people team to talk about your experience and to answer questions about the role
  • Live Coding (75 min): We'll present you with an equity domain problem to solve collaboratively using your preferred language and IDE
  • System Design (60 min): You'll walk us through an architecture you've significantly contributed to in the past, and we'll explore different aspects based on your experience
  • Culture Interview: A chance to meet one of our founders for a 30 minute chat about Ledgy’s mission and values
  • Offer 🎉