Remote Software Engineer Intern – Open Source & Wiki Projects

Wikimedia Foundation Internship Program; Montpelier (VT); Remote; USD 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Laptops provided

Remote-first work model

In-person events (where possible)

Job summary

The Wikimedia Foundation Internship Program offers a Software Engineering Internship that is fully remote and four months long. Interns are embedded in an engineering team within Product and Technology with a dedicated mentor and a concrete project to deliver.

Open to graduates, non-graduates, or career changers who want to learn on the job and contribute to open source software powering Wikipedia and related Wikimedia projects. In-person events may be possible for some interns.

Qualifications

• 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).
• 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.

Skills

Back-end languages

Mobile app

Cybersecurity interest

Databases

Scripting

SQL

Linux/CLI

Networking basics

Communication

Job description

The Wikimedia Foundation Internship Program offers a Software Engineering Internship that is fully remote and four months long. Interns are embedded in an engineering team within Product and Technology with a dedicated mentor and a concrete project to deliver.

Open to graduates, non-graduates, or career changers who want to learn on the job and contribute to open source software powering Wikipedia and related Wikimedia projects. In-person events may be possible for some interns.