Remote Software Engineering Internship - Open Source Impact

Wikimedia Foundation Internship Program; United States; Teletrabalho; USD 47 000 - 58 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Laptop provided

Remote internship

Resumo da oferta

Wikimedia Foundation Internship Program invites applicants for a 4‑month, 40‑hour‑per‑week software engineering internship. This 100% remote role operates within the Product and Technology teams and includes mentorship, a primary project, and deliverables.

Interns will learn Wikimedia’s open source code and contribute to software serving billions of views. Laptops and software are provided; applicants from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

Qualificações

• Basic experience with at least one programming language (PHP, JavaScript, Python) or a mobile language (Kotlin, Swift) or an interest in cybersecurity/privacy.
• Basic experience with databases.
• Basic experience with at least one scripting language.
• For some roles: basic querying with SQL or other query languages, Linux/CLI, networking/OS/distributed systems concepts.
• Ability to work independently and meet deliverable deadlines.
• Effective communication across diverse cultural and language communities.
• Willingness to learn and collaborate in a transparent environment.
• Desire to contribute to knowledge equity and open access to global education.

Responsabilidades

• Embed into an engineering team and be assigned a primary project with clear deliverables.
• Work with a dedicated mentor and learn the inner workings of Wikimedia open source code.
• Contribute to software used by Wikipedia and sister projects and gain exposure to multiple departments.

Conhecimentos

PHP

JavaScript

Python

Kotlin

Swift

Cybersecurity

Databases

Scripting language

SQL basics

Linux/CLI

Networking concepts

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Wikimedia Foundation Internship Program invites applicants for a 4‑month, 40‑hour‑per‑week software engineering internship. This 100% remote role operates within the Product and Technology teams and includes mentorship, a primary project, and deliverables.

Interns will learn Wikimedia’s open source code and contribute to software serving billions of views. Laptops and software are provided; applicants from underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.