Remote Software Engineering Internship — Build Open Source Knowledge

Wikimedia Foundation Internship Program; Provo (UT); Teletrabalho; USD 47 000 - 58 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Wikimedia Foundation invites applicants to join its Software Engineering Internship Program. You will be embedded within an engineering team, work on a primary project with clear deliverables, and learn the inner workings of Wikimedia's open source code.

The program runs four months, 40 hours per week, remotely from the United States. You will be paired with a dedicated mentor and have the chance to contribute to projects serving billions of page views across Wikipedia and other Wikimedia

Qualificações

• 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)
• 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 skills with diverse cultural and language communities
• A desire to make meaningful contributions to knowledge equity, free culture, and open access to global education

Responsabilidades

• Embedded into an engineering team within Product and Technology with a primary project and clear deliverables
• Learn the inner workings of Wikimedia's open source code and contribute to ongoing projects
• Work with mentors to develop software engineering skills on real-world Wikimedia projects
• Collaborate with teams across Wikimedia Foundation and volunteer communities

Conhecimentos

Backend languages

Frontend languages

Databases

Scripting languages

SQL

Linux

Networking concepts

Communication skills

Open knowledge / equity

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Wikimedia Foundation invites applicants to join its Software Engineering Internship Program. You will be embedded within an engineering team, work on a primary project with clear deliverables, and learn the inner workings of Wikimedia's open source code.

The program runs four months, 40 hours per week, remotely from the United States. You will be paired with a dedicated mentor and have the chance to contribute to projects serving billions of page views across Wikipedia and other Wikimedia