Remote Open Source Software Internship

Wikimedia Foundation Internship Program; Santa Fe (NM); Remote; USD 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wikimedia Foundation Internship Program is seeking software engineering interns for a four-month, 40-hour-per-week remote internship in the United States. Interns will work within a product and technology engineering team, contributing to a primary project with a mentor and manager from late February to late June 2027.

Interns gain hands-on experience with open source code powering Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects, with potential opportunities to participate in in-person events and explore

Qualifications

• Basic experience with at least one backend or frontend programming language (e.g PHP, Javascript, Python) OR a mobile app language (Kotlin, Swift)
• Basic experience with databases
• Basic experience with at least one scripting language
• Basic querying and data manipulation with SQL or other query languages
• Linux/command-line knowledge
• Understanding of networking, operating systems, or distributed systems concepts (latency, throughput, error rates)
• Effective and inclusive communication skills with diverse cultural and language communities
• A desire to make meaningful contributions to knowledge equity, free culture, and open access to global education

Skills

Backend language

Frontend language

Mobile app language

Databases

Scripting language

SQL

Linux/CLI

Networking/OS concepts

Communication

Knowledge of open source/open access

Job description

The Wikimedia Foundation Internship Program is seeking software engineering interns for a four-month, 40-hour-per-week remote internship in the United States. Interns will work within a product and technology engineering team, contributing to a primary project with a mentor and manager from late February to late June 2027.

Interns gain hands-on experience with open source code powering Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects, with potential opportunities to participate in in-person events and explore