Remote Software Engineering Internship (4 months, 40h/wk)

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

Job summary

The Wikimedia Foundation is inviting a Software Engineering Internship Program to join a remote, four-month experience starting late February 2027. It offers 40 hours per week of paid work, with mentors guiding your growth in a globally used software ecosystem.

Students and career changers alike may apply, and interns will contribute to open source projects across multiple teams, including Mobile Apps, Editing, Data Platform, Release Engineering, and more.

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) or interest in cybersecurity/privacy.
• Basic experience with databases.
• Basic experience with at least one scripting language.
• For some roles: basic SQL querying, Linux/command-line knowledge, and understanding of networking or distributed systems concepts.

Responsibilities

• Embed into an engineering team within Product and Technology and work on a primary project with clear deliverables.
• Learn the inner workings of open source code and contribute to software used by billions of page views.
• Collaborate with a manager and mentor and participate in department activities and events.

Skills

Programming languages

Databases

Scripting

Linux/CLI

Networking concepts

Independent work

Accountability

Communication

Curiosity

Open source

Job description

The Wikimedia Foundation is inviting a Software Engineering Internship Program to join a remote, four-month experience starting late February 2027. It offers 40 hours per week of paid work, with mentors guiding your growth in a globally used software ecosystem.

Students and career changers alike may apply, and interns will contribute to open source projects across multiple teams, including Mobile Apps, Editing, Data Platform, Release Engineering, and more.