Remote Software Engineering Internship — Learn & Build

Wikimedia Foundation Internship Program; Tallahassee (FL); A distancia; USD 47.000 - 58.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The Wikimedia Foundation offers a Software Engineering Internship Program that is fully remote for US-based applicants. The four-month, 40-hour-per-week internship runs from late February to late June 2027, with laptops provided and opportunities to join in-person events.

Interns will be embedded in an engineering team, work on a primary project, and learn the inner workings of Wikimedia's open source code and community.

Formación

• 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 (latency, throughput, error rates)
• 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

• Embed in an engineering team and contribute to a primary project with clear deliverables
• Learn the inner workings of open source code and Wikimedia projects
• Collaborate with a dedicated mentor and manager
• Assist with tools and processes across Wikimedia Foundation engineering teams

Conocimientos

Programming languages

Databases

Scripting languages

SQL

Linux/CLI

Networking/OS concepts

Communication

Diversity/Equity

Descripción del empleo

The Wikimedia Foundation offers a Software Engineering Internship Program that is fully remote for US-based applicants. The four-month, 40-hour-per-week internship runs from late February to late June 2027, with laptops provided and opportunities to join in-person events.

Interns will be embedded in an engineering team, work on a primary project, and learn the inner workings of Wikimedia's open source code and community.