Senior Software Engineer, Core Experiences (Contract) (Fully Remote)

Wikimedia Foundation; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Wikimedia Foundation is seeking an experienced engineer to drive mid-scale product initiatives from discovery to delivery, breaking work into features with clear scope. You will shape mobile Wikipedia experiences across web and app platforms, building accessible, scalable components and robust RESTful APIs with clean contracts and monitoring.

A strong emphasis on performance, accessibility, and cross-platform collaboration is essential.

Qualifications

• Clear communication with diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated autonomy with end-to-end ownership.
• Ability to give and receive feedback with curiosity and empathy.
• Collaborative mindset across teams and disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Deliver medium complexity initiatives from discovery through delivery, breaking them into features and managing scope.
• Create mobile Wikipedia product experiences across web and app surfaces with accessible, scalable components.
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs with clean schemas, contracts, and monitoring.

Skills

Clear communication

Autonomy

Feedback culture

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

• Deliver medium complexity initiatives from technical discovery through delivery, breaking them into features and managing scope.
• Create mobile Wikipedia product experiences across web and app surfaces with accessible, scalable components.
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs with clean schemas, contracts, and monitoring.

Qualities important to us:

• Clear communicator who can explain ideas simply and adapt to different audiences.
• High autonomy with end-to-end ownership and a culture of responsibility.
• Gives and receives feedback with curiosity and empathy, building strong relationships.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree and 5-10+ years building production web applications and services.
• Experience building responsive mobile-first web experiences with performance and accessibility focus.
• Adding webview experiences to native iOS or Android apps.
• Launching or maintaining cross-platform mobile applications.
• Experience with data science, machine learning, or AI.

Wikimedia Foundation

Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization operating Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects. We are a remote-first team of staff and contractors in 40+ countries, fostering a culture of transparency, collaboration, and equity.