Software Engineering Internship Program, 2027
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Software engineering intern contributing to Wikimedia’s open-source tools for Wikipedia and free-knowledge projects. Learning through mentored project work across apps, data, infrastructure, and editing teams.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in an immersive learn-on-the-job software engineering internship
- Embed into an engineering team within the Product and Technology departments
- Complete an assigned primary project with clear deliverables
- Work with a manager and dedicated mentor to learn Wikimedia’s open source code
- Contribute to software serving Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects
- Develop skills through potential work with mobile apps, editing tools, data platforms, release engineering, connection tools, tools infrastructure, or observability
- Learn about various Wikimedia Foundation departments
- Connect with the wider volunteer movement and Wikimedia community
- Make contributions that affect how people discover, share, and contribute to free knowledge
Requirements:
- Graduates, non-graduates, or career changers interested in developing software engineering skills
- Ability to commit to a four-month, 40-hour-per-week internship from late February to late June 2027
- Basic experience with at least one backend or frontend programming language, such as PHP, JavaScript, or Python; or a mobile app language such as Kotlin or Swift; or 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
- For some roles, Linux/command-line knowledge
- For some roles, understanding of networking, operating systems, or distributed systems concepts
- Ability to work independently and be resourceful in solving problems
- Ability to stay accountable to deliverable requirements and deadlines
- Effective and inclusive communication skills with diverse cultural and language communities
- Willingness and hunger to learn, positive attitude, empathy, and curiosity
- Ability to flourish in a highly transparent and collaborative environment
- Desire to contribute meaningfully to knowledge equity, free culture, and open access to global education
- Must reside in one of the listed eligible U.S. states or jurisdictions
Benefits:
- 4-month paid internship at 40 hours per week
- Laptop and necessary software provided for the duration of the program
- Potential opportunities to participate in in-person events with fellow interns and teams
- Remote work arrangement
- U.S. benefits and perks (details provided via linked benefits page)
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