Deedy Resume Template
The Deedy resume template is a two-column LaTeX format created by Debarghya Das (deedy/Deedy-Resume on GitHub). It packs strong visual hierarchy into one page using a narrow left column for skills/education and a wide right column for experience. It looks sharp but is harder for ATS to parse—best for referrals and human-read channels. Edit it in ResuMax and export a PDF.
What is the Deedy resume template?
Deedy-Resume is an open-source LaTeX template created by Debarghya 'Deedy' Das, published on GitHub (repo deedy/Deedy-Resume) and one of the earliest widely-shared developer resume templates—predating Jake's Resume. It uses the Fontspec/XeLaTeX engine with the Lato and Raleway typefaces and is licensed under Apache 2.0 / CC-BY 3.0.
Its signature is a two-column, one-page layout: a narrow left column for Education, Links, Coursework, and Skills, and a wide right column for Experience, with bold subtitles and a strong typographic hierarchy that ranks information visually.
Who it's best for
Deedy is best for experienced individual contributors and engineers who want a visually striking one-pager and are applying through channels where a human reads first—referrals, recruiter outreach, smaller companies, hackathon judging, or design-adjacent roles. Its strong hierarchy helps senior candidates compress a lot of signal onto a single page.
It is the riskiest of the five for high-volume ATS portals, so it's the wrong default for blasting applications through Workday or Taleo. Use Jake's Resume or another single-column template for those.
Why it works (and its ATS tradeoff)
The two-column layout is exactly what makes Deedy beautiful and also what makes it risky: many ATS parsers read top-to-bottom and can interleave the two columns, scrambling your skills into your experience. Modern parsers handle columns better than they used to, but it remains a real gamble on strict systems.
The honest tradeoff: Deedy maximizes human visual impact and information density at the cost of parser reliability. When a recruiter or referrer opens the PDF directly, none of that matters and the design wins. When a machine reads first, a single-column template is safer. Choose Deedy intentionally for the channel.
- Pro: striking two-column hierarchy, lots of signal per page.
- Pro: typographically polished (Lato/Raleway), recognizable.
- Con: two columns can confuse ATS parsers.
- Best used where a human opens the PDF first.
Structure
Deedy splits the page into a narrow left rail and a wide right column. The left holds quick-scan facts; the right holds your experience narrative.
- Header: large name with subtitle, contact line.
- Left column: Education, Links (GitHub/LinkedIn), Coursework, Skills.
- Right column: Experience with bold role/company subtitles and bullets.
- Optional: Projects or Awards in the right column.
How to use it in ResuMax
Select the Deedy template in the ResuMax builder—no XeLaTeX, no Lato/Raleway font installs, no compiling. Fill in the fields and ResuMax renders the two-column layout for you. Our AI quantifies your experience bullets and the JD keyword assist keeps your skills column targeted. Export a PDF for referrals and human-read applications. If you're heading into a strict ATS portal, switch to Jake's, Harvard, MIT, or Stanford in one click—your content carries over.
ResuMax tailors your resume to each role, scores it like a recruiter, and preps you for interviews.
Use this template in the builderFrequently asked questions
Who created the Deedy resume template?
Debarghya 'Deedy' Das created it as an open-source LaTeX template (repo deedy/Deedy-Resume on GitHub), using XeLaTeX with the Lato and Raleway fonts. It's one of the original developer resume templates.
Is the Deedy template ATS-friendly?
It's the riskiest of ResuMax's five because it's two-column—some ATS parsers interleave the columns. Use it where a human reads the PDF first (referrals, outreach), and use a single-column template for strict ATS portals.
Deedy vs Jake's Resume—which should I use?
Jake's is single-column and the safe default for ATS-heavy applications and new grads. Deedy is two-column, more visually striking, and better for experienced ICs applying through referrals or human-read channels.
Do I need LaTeX to use the Deedy template?
Not in ResuMax. We render the two-column layout from editable fields, so you skip XeLaTeX, the Lato/Raleway font setup, and Overleaf compiling entirely.