Overview
JSON Resume is a community-driven initiative that provides a standardized JSON schema for representing professional CVs and resumes. As of 2026, it serves as the foundational data layer for 'Resume-as-Code' workflows, allowing developers to treat their professional history as a structured dataset rather than a static visual document. The technical architecture relies on a strictly defined JSON schema (resume.json), which can be validated against standardized protocols to ensure interoperability across various platforms, themes, and automated tracking systems (ATS). By decoupling data from design, JSON Resume enables programmatic generation of multiple formats including PDF, HTML, and Markdown using a wide array of community-developed themes. In the 2026 recruitment landscape, this tool is increasingly vital for AI-driven hiring processes, as it provides LLMs and parsing engines with perfectly structured, high-signal data that eliminates the hallucinations and parsing errors common with traditional PDF scraping. The ecosystem includes a CLI for local development, a registry for hosting profiles via a simple URL, and a robust integration layer for CI/CD pipelines, making it the gold standard for technical professionals who value version-controlled career history.