Remote Software Engineering Internship (4 Months, Paid)

Wikimedia Foundation; Williamstown (NJ); Remote; USD 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Laptops provided

Paid internship

Job summary

The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking candidates for a Software Engineering Internship Program. This 100% remote internship runs four months, with 40 hours per week of paid work. Start in late February 2027, with an application deadline of November 20, 2026.

Interns will be embedded in an engineering team within Product and Technology, work on a primary project with clear deliverables, and receive mentorship while learning the open source code powering Wikipedia and related projects.

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.

Responsibilities

• Embedded into an engineering team and assigned a primary project with deliverables.
• Learn the inner workings of Wikimedia's open source code and contribute to software that serves billions of page views.
• Collaborate with a mentor to develop software engineering skills during the internship.

Skills

Backend/Frontend languages

Databases

Scripting languages

Independent problem solving

Time/deadline management

Communication across cultures

Curiosity/learnability

Open source mindset

Job description

The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking candidates for a Software Engineering Internship Program. This 100% remote internship runs four months, with 40 hours per week of paid work. Start in late February 2027, with an application deadline of November 20, 2026.

Interns will be embedded in an engineering team within Product and Technology, work on a primary project with clear deliverables, and receive mentorship while learning the open source code powering Wikipedia and related projects.