The resume summary or resume objective for a software engineer or software developer role should be 2-3 short sentences that showcase your most notable achievements. These can include highly visible projects you worked on or how you increased revenue or productivity by implementing your software. Back up your claims with numbers. Here is an example of a resume summary: Detail-oriented software engineer with over 6 years of experience creating complex web applications. Excited to join ABC Company to create efficient and state-of-the-art software applications to continue expanding the company’s product line on a global scale. In previous projects, implemented coding standards that increased system processing efficiency by 28%. Also increased revenue by 10% quarterly by improving order processing.