Remote Software Engineering Internship - Open Source Impact

Remote; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Provided laptop

Remote internship

Mentor program

Job summary

The Wikimedia Foundation is offering a remote internship program for aspiring software engineers. The four-month, 40-hour-per-week internship places you on an engineering team within Product and Technology and pairs you with a mentor to learn by doing.

Graduates, non-graduates, or career changers are welcome. The role features a hands-on learning environment with exposure to Wikimedia’s open source code and contributions to a globally used platform serving billions of page views.

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.
• For some roles: 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).
• Ability to work independently and be resourceful in solving problems.
• Ability to stay accountable to deliverable requirements deadlines.
• Effective and inclusive communication skills with diverse cultural and language communities.
• Willingness and hunger to learn, a positive attitude, empathy, and a sense of curiosity.
• The ability to flourish in a highly transparent and collaborative environment.
• A desire to make meaningful contributions to knowledge equity, free culture, and open access to global education.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with engineering teams on a primary project with clear deliverables.
• Learn the inner workings of Wikimedia's open source code while contributing to software used by hundreds of millions of page views.
• Work with a dedicated mentor to gain hands-on software development experience.
• Explore multiple Wikimedia Foundation departments and engage with the volunteer community.

Skills

PHP

JavaScript

Python

Kotlin

Swift

cybersecurity

privacy

databases

scripting languages

SQL

Linux

Networking

Independent work

Time management

Communication

Learning mindset

Collaboration

Job description

The Wikimedia Foundation is offering a remote internship program for aspiring software engineers. The four-month, 40-hour-per-week internship places you on an engineering team within Product and Technology and pairs you with a mentor to learn by doing.

Graduates, non-graduates, or career changers are welcome. The role features a hands-on learning environment with exposure to Wikimedia’s open source code and contributions to a globally used platform serving billions of page views.