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Wikimedia Foundation Internship Program

Hartford (CT)

Remote

USD 47,000 - 58,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

The Wikimedia Foundation invites software engineering interns to join a four-month, full-time internship program. This 100% remote role places you on an engineering team within Product and Technology, delivering a primary project with a mentor and structured guidance.

Interns gain hands-on experience with Wikimedia’s open-source code and contribute to services powering Wikipedia and its sister projects. We welcome graduates, non-graduates, and career changers from diverse backgrounds who seek to

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.
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.