Remote Software Engineering Internship - Open Source Impact

Wikimedia Foundation; New York (NY); Teletrabalho; USD 47 000 - 58 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

The Wikimedia Foundation invites applicants to join its Software Engineering Internship Program. This remote, four‑month, 40hr/week internship runs late February to late June 2027.

Interns will be embedded in engineering teams across Product and Technology, with a mentor and a defined project delivering meaningful contributions to open knowledge. Successful candidates will gain hands-on experience with Wikimedia’s open source codebase, learn about multiple departments, and may have opportunities

Qualificações

• 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

• Embedded into an engineering team within our Product and Technology departments and assigned a primary project with clear deliverables.
• Work with a dedicated mentor to learn the inner workings of open source code and Wikimedia projects.
• Contribute to software that serves hundreds of millions of page views per day across Wikipedia and sister projects.
• Collaborate across departments and participate in events with fellow interns and teams

Conhecimentos

Programming languages

Databases

Scripting languages

SQL

Linux/CLI

Networking/OS/DS concepts

Communication skills

Open knowledge / free culture

Descrição da oferta de emprego

The Wikimedia Foundation invites applicants to join its Software Engineering Internship Program. This remote, four‑month, 40hr/week internship runs late February to late June 2027.

Interns will be embedded in engineering teams across Product and Technology, with a mentor and a defined project delivering meaningful contributions to open knowledge. Successful candidates will gain hands-on experience with Wikimedia’s open source codebase, learn about multiple departments, and may have opportunities