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Data Engineer resume keywords for ATS in India

These are the role signals Indian recruiters and ATS parsers commonly expect in a Data Engineer resume. CVScan can compare your resume against these terms and show what is missing before you apply.

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Top keywords to include

Apache Spark

Mention this in skills, projects, or experience only when you can explain how you used it.

Kafka

Mention this in skills, projects, or experience only when you can explain how you used it.

Airflow

Mention this in skills, projects, or experience only when you can explain how you used it.

SQL

Mention this in skills, projects, or experience only when you can explain how you used it.

Python

Mention this in skills, projects, or experience only when you can explain how you used it.

AWS Glue

Mention this in skills, projects, or experience only when you can explain how you used it.

Redshift

Mention this in skills, projects, or experience only when you can explain how you used it.

dbt

Mention this in skills, projects, or experience only when you can explain how you used it.

Where to place keywords

  • Professional summary: target role, domain, and strongest tools.
  • Skills section: clean list of tools, platforms, frameworks, and certifications.
  • Experience bullets: keyword plus action, result, scale, or metric.
  • Projects: especially important for freshers, career switchers, and tech roles.

Avoid keyword stuffing

  • Add Apache Spark inside a real project or work bullet, not only in the skills list.
  • Mention tools like Kafka and Airflow near outcomes, reports, releases, or responsibilities.
  • Use the exact job-description spelling when it is truthful: ATS systems often match literal terms.
  • Support every keyword with proof, such as project size, team size, revenue, time saved, volume handled, or accuracy improved.

Common missing keyword problems

No pipeline scale mentioned (rows/day)

Missing cloud data warehouse keywords

No ETL framework names

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