Remote Software Engineering Internship — Open Source Impact

Wikimedia Foundation; Iowa City (IA); Remote; USD 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wikimedia Foundation is inviting applicants for a Software Engineering Internship Program. This remote, US-based internship runs four months at 40 hours per week, offering hands-on learning embedded within an engineering team and a dedicated mentor.

Selected interns will contribute to open source code powering Wikipedia and related projects, with opportunities to engage with Wikimedia’s communities and events.

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.

Skills

PHP

JavaScript

Python

Kotlin

Swift

Databases

Scripting languages

Linux/CLI

Networking basics

Communication skills

Tools

SQL

Git

Job description

The Wikimedia Foundation is inviting applicants for a Software Engineering Internship Program. This remote, US-based internship runs four months at 40 hours per week, offering hands-on learning embedded within an engineering team and a dedicated mentor.

Selected interns will contribute to open source code powering Wikipedia and related projects, with opportunities to engage with Wikimedia’s communities and events.