Remote Software Engineering Internship (Open Source)

Wikimedia Foundation; Lake Michigan Beach (MI); Remote; USD 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wikimedia Foundation is offering a Software Engineering Internship Program that is 100% remote in the United States for four months, starting late February 2027. Interns will be embedded in engineering teams, work on a primary project with deliverables, and learn the inner workings of open source code that supports billions of page views daily.

Eligible applicants include graduates, non-graduates, or career-changers, with opportunities to explore multiple Wikimedia departments and connect

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.

Skills

Backend/Frontend language

Mobile app language

Cybersecurity interest

Databases basics

Scripting languages

Independent work

Deliverable-driven

Tools

SQL basics

Linux/CLI

Networking concepts

Job description

The Wikimedia Foundation is offering a Software Engineering Internship Program that is 100% remote in the United States for four months, starting late February 2027. Interns will be embedded in engineering teams, work on a primary project with deliverables, and learn the inner workings of open source code that supports billions of page views daily.

Eligible applicants include graduates, non-graduates, or career-changers, with opportunities to explore multiple Wikimedia departments and connect