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 - Data Fulfillment

Truveta · Seattle, WA

Software Engineer - Data Fulfillment

Truveta is the world’s first health provider led data platform with a vision of Saving Lives with Data. Our mission is to enable researchers to find cures faster, empower every clinician to be an expert, and help families make the most informed decisions about their care. Achieving Truveta’s ambitious vision requires an incredible team of talented and inspired people with a special combination of health, software and big data experience who share our company values. 

This position is based out of our headquarters in the Greater Seattle area. #LI-hybrid 

Who We Need 

Truveta is building a diverse and inclusive team to tackle complex health and technical challenges. We are seeking enthusiastic new graduates who are problem-solvers, collaborative teammates, and eager to make a difference in healthcare. If you’re excited about purposeful work, joining a mission-driven team, and launching your career in a supportive environment, Truveta could be the perfect place to start. 

This Opportunity 

Patients, doctors and medical researchers deserve to benefit from large scale technological innovations and digital intelligence that have driven progress in office productivity, entertainment, and social networking. We are looking for software engineers excited by the opportunity to improve health care in far-reaching ways. 

In this role, you will be joining a team tasked with developing a scalable platform and services that enable customers to gain insights through our research platform or develop their own applications while preserving patient privacy. This position requires innovative problem-solving to design high-performance, cost-effective data services capable of handling and de-identifying large-scale datasets. The efficiency and correctness of these services is essential to advancing our mission to save lives with data. 

We are seeking engineers who: 

  • Have proven experience building reliable, secure and scalable software solutions using modern cloud-based paradigms. 
  • Are quick learners knowing how to iterate and evolve a distributed software solution while carefully balancing the needs of privacy, security and reliability against a changing product landscape.  
  • Have knowledge and experience in using and designing distributed systems, data pipelines, APIs. 
  • Build simple and effective solutions for complex problems. 
  • Can contribute to a positive work environment. 
  • Strict adherence to Truveta principles in support of ethical innovation.  
  • Willingness to commit to ongoing training on key topics like privacy, ethics, and security.  

Key Qualifications 

  • 3+ years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, C#, or Python), and with data structures/algorithms
  • Understanding of basic software architecture principles, design patterns, and best practices 
  • Excellent problem-solving skills
  • B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or related field 
  • Experience working on modern cloud-native platforms and languages (AWS, GCP, Azure) is a plus
  • Prior work with containers, Kubernetes is a plus  

Why Truveta? 

Be a part of building something special. Now is the perfect time to join Truveta. We have strong, established leadership with decades of success. We are well-funded. We are building a culture that prioritizes people and their passions across personal, professional and everything in between. Join us as we build an amazing company together. 

We Offer: 

  • Interesting and meaningful work for every career stage 
  • Great benefits package 
  • Comprehensive benefits with strong medical, dental and vision insurance plans 
  • 401K plan 
  • Professional development & training opportunities for continuous learning 
  • Work/life autonomy via flexible work hours and flexible paid time off 
  • Generous parental leave 
  • Regular team activities (virtual and in-person) 
  • The base pay for this position is $110,000 to $145,000. The pay range reflects the minimum and maximum target. Pay is based on several factors including location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles are eligible for additional compensation such as incentive pay and stock options. 

If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents linked here. 

Truveta is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and empowering workplace. We believe that having employees, interns, and contractors with diverse backgrounds enables Truveta to better meet our mission and serve patients and health communities around the world. We recognize that opportunities in technology historically excluded and continue to disproportionately exclude Black and Indigenous people, people of color, people from working class backgrounds, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ people. We strongly encourage individuals with these identities to apply even if you don’t meet all of the requirements. 

Please note that all applicants must be authorized to work in the United States for any employer as we are unable to sponsor work visas or permits (e.g., F1 OPT, H1B) at this time. We appreciate your interest in the position and encourage you to explore future opportunities with us.