Remote Software Engineering Internship — Open Source Impact

Wikimedia Foundation; Yorktown (VA); Remote; USD 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

The Wikimedia Foundation invites applicants to join its Software Engineering Internship Program. This fully remote US-based opportunity includes mentorship and embedded work within an engineering team, with a four-month, 40-hour work week commitment from late February to late June 2027.

Interns will contribute to open source software powering Wikipedia and related projects, gain hands-on coding experience across backend, frontend, or mobile areas, and engage with Wikimedia communities and

Qualifications

• Basic experience with at least one back end or front end language (PHP, Javascript, Python) OR mobile language (Kotlin, Swift).
• Basic experience with databases.
• Basic experience with at least one scripting language.
• Basic querying and data manipulation with SQL or related languages.
• Linux/command-line knowledge.
• Understanding of networking or distributed systems concepts.
• Effective communication with diverse communities.
• Desire to contribute to knowledge equity and open access.

Skills

Programming basics

Database basics

Scripting languages

SQL querying

Linux/CLI

Networking basics

Communication skills

Open knowledge/open access

Job description

The Wikimedia Foundation invites applicants to join its Software Engineering Internship Program. This fully remote US-based opportunity includes mentorship and embedded work within an engineering team, with a four-month, 40-hour work week commitment from late February to late June 2027.

Interns will contribute to open source software powering Wikipedia and related projects, gain hands-on coding experience across backend, frontend, or mobile areas, and engage with Wikimedia communities and