Remote Software Engineering Internship (4 Months)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Laptop provided

Remote internship

Job summary

The Wikimedia Foundation is inviting applicants for a Software Engineering Internship Program. This 4-month, 40-hour-per-week remote internship offers hands-on experience embedded within an engineering team across Product and Technology.

Participants will work on a primary project with a mentor, learning the inner workings of Wikimedia’s open source code. Laptops and necessary software are provided, and the role may include in-person events for 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.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineering teams on a project within the internship program.
• Learn and contribute to Wikimedia's open source code base and internal tools.
• Shadow mentors and participate in code reviews and team discussions.

Skills

Programming languages

Databases

Scripting languages

SQL queries

Linux CLI

Networking concepts

Job description

The Wikimedia Foundation is inviting applicants for a Software Engineering Internship Program. This 4-month, 40-hour-per-week remote internship offers hands-on experience embedded within an engineering team across Product and Technology.

Participants will work on a primary project with a mentor, learning the inner workings of Wikimedia’s open source code. Laptops and necessary software are provided, and the role may include in-person events for interns.