Overview

The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that hosts and operates Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia free knowledge projects. Our vision is a world in which every single human can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. We believe that everyone has the potential to contribute something to our shared knowledge, and that everyone should be able to access that knowledge, free of interference. We host the Wikimedia projects, build software experiences for reading, contributing, and sharing Wikimedia content, support the volunteer communities and partners who make Wikimedia possible, and advocate for policies that enable Wikimedia and free knowledge to thrive.

The Wikimedia Foundation is a charitable, not-for-profit organization that relies on donations. We receive financial support from millions of individuals around the world, with an average donation of about $15. We also receive donations through institutional grants and gifts. The Wikimedia Foundation is a United States 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization with offices in San Francisco, California, USA.

Job Position: Senior Software Engineer, Abstract Wikipedia

Job Location: Remote

Job Description

  1. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to support our work on Abstract Wikipedia, a project that aims to improve knowledge equity by enabling more people to share more knowledge in more languages.
  2. We’re committed to making knowledge available to everyone globally. This is an opportunity to do good while building new technology at the intersection of machine learning, natural language generation, and computational linguistics.
  3. Our geographically-distributed team is writing the code to build Wikifunctions, a new technology to enable a collaboratively edited catalog of computer functions that will power Abstract Wikipedia. Working in the open alongside our community is the norm.

Job Responsibilities

  1. Designing and building robust and scalable systems, together with a multidisciplinary team, to support knowledge equity.
  2. Becoming familiar with a new codebase and how it interacts with a large, mature codebase to drive engineering solutions.
  3. Supporting fellow engineers through code reviews, transferring knowledge, collaborating on projects, and writing documentation.

Job Requirements

  • 3-5 years of work experience in software development.
  • Proficient with JavaScript, server-side with Node.js, and client-side with Vue.js.
  • An interest in and ability to work with a distributed team (which requires good asynchronous written communication skills as well as good verbal communication skills in English).
  • Experience with open source development methodologies and open source community.
  • Ability to interact effectively and develop productive working relationships with management, peers, and communities, including non-technical staff.
  • Must be comfortable with evolving requirements and priorities in a dynamic environment.

Qualities that are important to us:

  1. Experience with large-scale, global developer ecosystems.
  2. Alignment with our mission and values.
  3. Resilience: we work on new and interesting problems in public and collaborative ways.
  4. Working together for outcomes, and being willing to change course.
  5. Sharing a culture of constructive criticism and respect.

Additionally, we would love it if you have:

  1. Experience with the Wikipedia, Wikidata, or Wikimedia Commons communities, or other collaborative enterprises.
  2. Familiarity with MediaWiki.
  3. Experience in developing systems using structured content, knowledge graphs, or taxonomies.
  4. Experience supporting teams developing Web-scale deployments in PHP.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

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