Remote Software Engineering Internship — Build for Wikipedia-scale

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

Job summary

The Wikimedia Foundation offers a Software Engineering Internship Program that is remote within the United States. Applicants commit to a four-month, 40-hour week internship from late February to late June 2027.

Interns join engineering teams within Product and Technology, work on a primary project with clear deliverables, and are guided by a mentor. Laptops and software are provided, and opportunities for in-person events may exist.

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.

Skills

PHP

JavaScript

Python

Kotlin

Swift

cybersecurity

privacy

Job description

The Wikimedia Foundation offers a Software Engineering Internship Program that is remote within the United States. Applicants commit to a four-month, 40-hour week internship from late February to late June 2027.

Interns join engineering teams within Product and Technology, work on a primary project with clear deliverables, and are guided by a mentor. Laptops and software are provided, and opportunities for in-person events may exist.