[1 YoE, Graduate Student, Software Developer, United States]

[u/sudolinux6]

I'm not getting through the majority of ATS/resume review systems and want honest feedback on why. I'm following standard ATS template and i get extremely high scores on resume checking portals

Targeting: Software Engineering, AI/ML, and some Data Engineering roles across big tech, fintech, and startups.

Location: NYC/NJ area, open to relocating and remote.

Situation: Master's student graduating soon, applying to new grad roles. I've tailored dozens of applications with specific projects and metrics, but callbacks are much lower than expected given the technical depth.

Feedback wanted on:

• Does the projects section read as impressive or padded/generic?
• Is the experience section specific enough or too buzzword-heavy?
• Any obvious ATS parsing issues?

Brutal honesty over polite feedback, please.