Remote Software Engineering Internship — 4-Month, Paid

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

Job summary

The Wikimedia Foundation is offering a Software Engineering Internship Program that is fully remote within the United States. The 4-month, 40 hours-per-week paid internship begins in late February 2027, with a focus on hands-on software engineering within engineering teams across multiple Wikimedia Foundation projects.

Interns will work under a dedicated mentor to learn the inner workings of our open-source code, delivering a primary project with clear milestones while engaging with diverse

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.
• For some roles: basic querying and data manipulation with SQL or other query languages; Linux/command-line knowledge; understanding of networking, operating systems, or distributed systems concepts.

Responsibilities

• Embed into an engineering team within the Product and Technology departments and work on a primary project with clear deliverables.
• Learn on the job and contribute to open source software used by Wikimedia Foundation projects.
• Collaborate with mentor and manager to understand system architecture and contribute to knowledge equity and open access.

Skills

Programming basics

Database basics

Scripting basics

SQL basics

Linux/CLI basics

Networking concepts

Collaborative skills

Job description

The Wikimedia Foundation is offering a Software Engineering Internship Program that is fully remote within the United States. The 4-month, 40 hours-per-week paid internship begins in late February 2027, with a focus on hands-on software engineering within engineering teams across multiple Wikimedia Foundation projects.

Interns will work under a dedicated mentor to learn the inner workings of our open-source code, delivering a primary project with clear milestones while engaging with diverse