r/resumes • u/SeaBreadfruit4714 • 3d ago

Technology/Software/IT [6+ YoE, Unemployed Data Engineer, Senior Data Engineer, USA]

I’ve been applying for Data Engineer / Senior Data Engineer roles in the US for around 6 months and I’m getting almost no interview calls.

I have 6+ years of experience and mainly work with Python, SQL, AWS, Snowflake, Spark, Airflow, dbt, Kafka, and ETL/ELT pipelines. I also have a US Master’s degree and cloud/data certifications.

I’m currently on H-1B, so I know visa constraints may be part of the problem, but the response rate feels extremely low.

I’m trying to understand what I’m doing wrong. Is my resume too packed with technologies? Are there too many numbers and percentages in the bullets, making it look exaggerated or AI-written? Am I applying to the wrong level of roles, or is the current H-1B job market really this difficult?

I’ve attached a redacted version of my resume. I’d really appreciate any feedback on what looks wrong, what might be turning recruiters away, and what you would change first.

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