Remote Software Engineering Internship — 4 Months

Wikimedia Foundation; Yuma (AZ); Remote; USD 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wikimedia Foundation offers a Software Engineering Internship Program, a 4-month, 40-hour-per-week paid experience, fully remote within the United States. Successful candidates will join an engineering team within Product and Technology, contribute to a primary project, and learn through hands-on work on open source code that powers Wikipedia and related projects.

We welcome graduates, non-graduates, or those seeking a career change, and encourage applicants from underrepresented groups.

Qualifications

• Experience with at least one backend or frontend language (PHP, JavaScript, Python) or a mobile language (Kotlin, Swift).
• Basic experience with databases.
• Basic scripting language experience.
• Familiarity with SQL or other query languages (for some roles).
• Linux/command-line knowledge.
• Understanding of networking, operating systems, or distributed systems concepts.
• Ability to work independently and meet deliverable deadlines.
• Effective and inclusive communication across diverse teams.
• Willingness to learn and curiosity.
• Thrives in a transparent, collaborative environment.
• Desire to contribute to knowledge equity and open access.

Skills

Programming languages

Databases

Scripting languages

SQL

Linux CLI

Networking & OS concepts

Independent work

Communication

Curiosity

Team collaboration

Open source

Job description

The Wikimedia Foundation offers a Software Engineering Internship Program, a 4-month, 40-hour-per-week paid experience, fully remote within the United States. Successful candidates will join an engineering team within Product and Technology, contribute to a primary project, and learn through hands-on work on open source code that powers Wikipedia and related projects.

We welcome graduates, non-graduates, or those seeking a career change, and encourage applicants from underrepresented groups.