Remote Software Engineering Internship — Open Knowledge

Wikimedia Foundation Internship Program; New York (NY); Remote; USD 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wikimedia Foundation invites applicants for its Software Engineering Internship Program. This four-month, 40-hour-per-week remote internship runs roughly from late February to late June 2027.

Interns are embedded in an engineering team within Product and Technology, work on a primary project with clear deliverables, and receive mentorship and laptop provisioning. Interns will explore open source code powering Wikipedia and related projects, gain hands-on experience across Android/iOS/mobile

Qualifications

• Basic experience with at least one language (PHP/JavaScript/Python) or a mobile language (Kotlin/Swift) or interest in cybersecurity/privacy.
• Basic experience with databases.
• Basic experience with at least one scripting language.
• Basic querying and data manipulation with SQL.
• Linux/command-line knowledge.
• Understanding of networking, operating systems, or distributed systems concepts.
• Effective and inclusive communication with diverse cultural and language communities.
• Desire to contribute to knowledge equity, free culture, and open access.

Responsibilities

• Work with an engineering team on a primary project with clear deliverables.
• Learn the inner workings of open source code powering Wikimedia projects.
• Mentored by a manager and dedicated mentor throughout the internship.
• Collaborate across engineering domains and participate in remote teamwork.

Skills

Programming basics

Databases

Scripting languages

SQL querying

Linux/CLI

Networking concepts

Communication

Job description

The Wikimedia Foundation invites applicants for its Software Engineering Internship Program. This four-month, 40-hour-per-week remote internship runs roughly from late February to late June 2027.

Interns are embedded in an engineering team within Product and Technology, work on a primary project with clear deliverables, and receive mentorship and laptop provisioning. Interns will explore open source code powering Wikipedia and related projects, gain hands-on experience across Android/iOS/mobile