Remote Software Engineering Intern — Build Open Source Knowledge

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

Benefits offered by this job

Laptop provided

Paid internship

Job summary

The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking motivated interns to join our Software Engineering Internship Program. This remote, 40-hour-per-week role runs for four months starting late February 2027, with a paid experience and laptop provided.

Interns will be embedded in an engineering team within Product and Technology, delivering a defined project while mentored by a manager and dedicated mentor. We welcome graduates, non-graduates, or career changers who want to build software engineering skills and

Qualifications

• Basic experience with at least one backend or frontend programming language (e.g. PHP, Javascript, Python) OR a mobile app language (Kotlin, Swift).
• Interest in software engineering and open source projects.
• Ability to work independently and meet deliverables within a team.

Responsibilities

• Embed into an engineering team and deliver a primary project with clear milestones.
• Learn and contribute to Wikimedia's open-source codebase and tooling.

Skills

PHP

Javascript

Python

Kotlin

Swift

Job description

The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking motivated interns to join our Software Engineering Internship Program. This remote, 40-hour-per-week role runs for four months starting late February 2027, with a paid experience and laptop provided.

Interns will be embedded in an engineering team within Product and Technology, delivering a defined project while mentored by a manager and dedicated mentor. We welcome graduates, non-graduates, or career changers who want to build software engineering skills and