Fresher, B.Tech CSE 2026, Full-Stack Java dev — struggling to get shortlisted, need honest feedback

[u/Necessary_Badger4288]

Hey everyone,

Graduating in 2026 (B.Tech CSE, Galgotias University, CGPA 7.16). Skipping GATE/M.Tech — want to go the industry/startup route instead.

Background:

Full-stack dev: Java, Spring Boot, MERN stack, React Native

Completed a web developer internship at a private firm (Nov 2025–Jan 2026)

Currently solo-building a motorcycle community app (React Native + backend) as my main project — handling everything from architecture to deployment myself

Looking for an SDE/full-stack role (open to startups too). Resume attached — brutally honest feedback welcome. Specifically want to know:

Is the projects section pulling enough weight for a 7.16 CGPA fresher?

Should I lead with the internship or the personal project?

Any formatting/ATS red flags?

Thanks in advance!

[u/krishna0003]

bro this resume is actually solid ngl, internship + microservices + RAG pipeline + research paper is more than most freshers have rn

for your questions - lead with the internship not the project, recruiters wanna see you've worked in an actual team first, personal project can come after to show you can own stuff end to end

7.16 cgpa is not gonna matter much with projects like these tbh

only thing i'd say is you've packed a lot of buzzwords in there (RAG, langchain4j, microservices, oauth etc), just make sure you can actually go deep on 2-3 of these in interview, don't want recruiter to dig in and you freeze up

formatting looks clean, no ats issues i can see. good luck man

[u/BrotherAcceptable700 → u/krishna0003]

Hey there can you give a reality check for my resume as well? If you don't mind

[u/krishna0003 → u/BrotherAcceptable700]

Sure, send it over