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probably just something like this:

[total year range] Name of Company

-> indent [year range of last position] position title

   duties, interesting projects

-> indent [year range of 2nd to last] position title

   duties, interesting projects

Maybe include months for the individual roles depending on how short the year ranges are

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I'd recommend prioritizing impact over "duties, interesting projects", especially quantatative impact e.g. "built widget that increased x by y%"

I'd also always include months

Once you get fairly far into your career, covering each title separately adds up to a lot of uninteresting text. My two (now 3) long-term jobs, my titles varied but my fundamental role didn't--though my responsibilities increased. (And often didn't go by my official title anyway.)

I just looked at my (out-dated) resume and, for my first two long-term jobs, I just put the years, one of two specific titles, and a list of major accomplishments.

That said, I've never had to go through an HR screen so my resume probably never mattered much.

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