Cover letter template

Software Engineer cover letter template

Three short paragraphs: hook, proof, ask. Keep under ~300 words.

Template

Dear Hiring Manager,

I am writing to apply for the Software Engineer role at [Company]. I bring experience in TypeScript, Python, PostgreSQL and a track record of technology impact.

Most recently, Reduced p95 API latency 42% by rewriting the checkout hot path and adding request coalescing.. I also owned on-call for payments; cut sev-1 mttr from 90m to 25m with runbooks and better paging..

I would welcome a conversation about how this experience can support your team. Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,
[Your Name]

Resume workspace workflow

Same product, different entry points. Move from build → score → match keywords → optimize → cover letter → apply.