Remote Open-Source Software Internship (4 months)

Wikimedia Foundation; California; A distancia; USD 47.000 - 58.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Wikimedia Foundation offers a four-month software engineering internship program, fully remote in the United States. Interns join an engineering team within Product and Technology, work on a primary project with concrete deliverables, and receive mentorship while exploring Wikimedia's open source code and community.

The program welcomes graduates, non-graduates, or career changers, and may include in-person events. Applicants must apply by November 20, 2026.

Formación

• Basic experience with at least one back end or front end programming language (e.g PHP, Javascript, Python) OR a mobile app language (Kotlin, Swift), OR a demonstrated interest in cybersecurity and/or privacy.
• 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.

Responsabilidades

• Embedded into an engineering team and contribute to a primary project with clear deliverables.
• Learn the inner workings of Wikimedia's open source codebase.
• Work with mentors and engineers across multiple Wikimedia Foundation teams.
• Engage with the wider volunteer movement and community around Wikimedia projects.

Conocimientos

PHP

JavaScript

Python

Kotlin

Swift

Cybersecurity interest

Herramientas

SQL

Linux

Descripción del empleo

Wikimedia Foundation offers a four-month software engineering internship program, fully remote in the United States. Interns join an engineering team within Product and Technology, work on a primary project with concrete deliverables, and receive mentorship while exploring Wikimedia's open source code and community.

The program welcomes graduates, non-graduates, or career changers, and may include in-person events. Applicants must apply by November 20, 2026.