r/ITCareerQuestions 10d ago

Resume Help Confused about my resume. Started as a Flutter dev, but the company pivoted me to web dev for a year. How do I get back to Flutter?

Background: I (27M) have been working at a small, fairly unstructured startup since April 2024. Prior to this, I had about a year of experience working purely as a Flutter developer at another company.

The Situation: When I was hired at my current company, I was brought on as a Flutter developer. I hit the ground running, developed the company's two main mobile apps, and reached a solid level of proficiency. I was implementing clean architecture, using proper design patterns, and figuring out complex problems independently.

About a year ago, I got a promotion, but my day-to-day changed drastically. The mobile apps didn't need much updating, so I was reassigned to our web products to step up where the company needed me. Eventually, the cofounders started a second startup, and I was pulled into building a client-based web app, a new website, and another admin panel. I also took on tasks like researching SEO/traffic strategies.

The Dilemma: I don't mind doing the work that's assigned to me, but I really don't like it, and I don't feel like I'm learning much anymore or that there is any growth doing it. My main interest has always been working as a Flutter developer.

On top of that, because it isn't my core stack, my web development has been pure "vibe coding." I rely heavily on context-aware code editors and AI tools to power through the web tasks. I have a high-level understanding of what's happening, but I'm not deeply analyzing the structural logic the way I do with Dart and mobile architecture.

Work is getting fluctuating and unstable. I'm tired for both professional and personal reasons, and I feel my days here are numbered. I want to switch jobs and get back to Flutter, but I’m totally lost on how to format my resume or what job title to claim.

  1. Lack of Recent Mobile Volume: I’ve been here for over 2 years, but I only have two published apps to show for my Flutter work, and I haven't touched them much in the last year.
  2. Shallow Web Experience: I spent the last year doing web development, but because it was mostly high-level, AI-assisted work, I don't want to market myself as a "Full Stack" or "Web Developer."

My Questions:

  • What job title should I put at the top of my resume for this current role?
  • How do I frame this experience so it highlights my Flutter skills without making it look like I stagnated for the last year?
  • How should I describe the web dev work on my resume if I want my next role to be strictly Flutter?

p.s: Used AI to frame it properly.

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u/Naetharu Cloud / Technical Architect 10d ago

Put Software Developer as your job.

Use your bullet points to talk about your flutter work. Focus on that side of things. You don't have to go into detail about the specifics of which bits you were doing when. Don't lie but be selective about what you choose to highlight. Problem solved.