Remote Software Engineering Internship (4 Months, Paid)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Laptop provided

Remote internship

Job summary

The Wikimedia Foundation invites applications for its Software Engineering Internship Program. This 4-month, 40-hour-per-week remote internship in the United States offers hands-on experience embedded within engineering teams across Product and Technology.

Interns work on a primary project with a mentor, contributing to open source code powering Wikipedia and related projects. Open to graduates, non-graduates, or career-changers with a willingness to learn, the program emphasizes knowledge

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 a demonstrated interest in cybersecurity and/or privacy.
• 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 (latency, throughput, error rates).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with an engineering team on a primary project with clear deliverables.
• Learn the inner workings of Wikimedia's open source code and contribute to ongoing projects.
• Work with a dedicated mentor to develop software engineering skills during the internship.

Skills

Programming languages

Mobile app languages

Cybersecurity interest

Tools

Databases

Scripting languages

Linux/command-line

Job description

The Wikimedia Foundation invites applications for its Software Engineering Internship Program. This 4-month, 40-hour-per-week remote internship in the United States offers hands-on experience embedded within engineering teams across Product and Technology.

Interns work on a primary project with a mentor, contributing to open source code powering Wikipedia and related projects. Open to graduates, non-graduates, or career-changers with a willingness to learn, the program emphasizes knowledge