Remote Software Engineer Internship — Paid, 4 Months

Wikimedia Foundation; New Jersey; Remote; USD 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wikimedia Foundation is offering a Software Engineering Internship Program. This 4-month, 40 hours/week paid remote internship is open to graduates, non-graduates, and career changers.

Interns will be embedded in an engineering team, work on a primary project with a mentor, and gain exposure to the open-source ecosystem behind Wikipedia and related projects. Successful candidates will contribute to software used by billions of users and will have opportunities to learn about various

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.
• Ability to work independently and meet deliverable deadlines.
• Willingness to learn and collaborate in a transparent environment.

Responsibilities

• Work on a primary project within a Wikimedia engineering team.
• Collaborate with mentor and manager to deliver on project milestones.
• Learn open-source code and contribute to software used by Wikimedia projects.

Skills

PHP

JavaScript

Python

Kotlin

Swift

Cybersecurity

Privacy

Databases

SQL

Linux CLI

Tools

Databases

SQL

Linux

Job description

The Wikimedia Foundation is offering a Software Engineering Internship Program. This 4-month, 40 hours/week paid remote internship is open to graduates, non-graduates, and career changers.

Interns will be embedded in an engineering team, work on a primary project with a mentor, and gain exposure to the open-source ecosystem behind Wikipedia and related projects. Successful candidates will contribute to software used by billions of users and will have opportunities to learn about various