Remote Software Engineering Internship — Build Open Knowledge

Wikimedia Foundation; Indianapolis (IN); Remote; USD 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wikimedia Foundation invites graduates, non-graduates, and career changers to join its Software Engineering Internship Program. This fully remote internship embeds you in an engineering team within Product and Technology, with a primary project and a dedicated mentor.

Over four months, 40 hours per week, you will learn the internals of our open source code, work on projects that support Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, and gain exposure to multiple departments and a global volunteer

Qualifications

• Basic experience with at least one backend or frontend language (PHP, Javascript, Python) or a mobile app language (Kotlin, Swift) or cybersecurity/privacy.
• Basic experience with databases.
• Basic experience with at least one scripting language.
• Basic querying and data manipulation with SQL or other query languages.
• Linux/command-line knowledge.
• Understanding of networking, operating systems, or distributed systems concepts.
• Effective and inclusive communication with diverse cultural and language communities.
• A desire to make meaningful contributions to knowledge equity, free culture, and open access.

Skills

Programming languages

Databases

Scripting

SQL

Linux/CLI

Networking basics

Communication

Open access

Job description

The Wikimedia Foundation invites graduates, non-graduates, and career changers to join its Software Engineering Internship Program. This fully remote internship embeds you in an engineering team within Product and Technology, with a primary project and a dedicated mentor.

Over four months, 40 hours per week, you will learn the internals of our open source code, work on projects that support Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, and gain exposure to multiple departments and a global volunteer