Senior Software Engineer, MediaWiki Content Platform Team
Quick answer
Wikimedia Foundation is hiring a remote Senior Software Engineer, MediaWiki Content Platform Team, with a compensation range of US$116,633 to US$181,243.
- Role
- Senior Software Engineer, MediaWiki Content Platform Team
- Organization
- Wikimedia Foundation
- Location
- Worldwide (remote, with occasional travel)
- Work setup
- Remote
- Level
- Senior
- Compensation
- US$116,633 to US$181,243
- Category
- Engineering & Technology
- Apply by
- 2026-12-31
The role
The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the MediaWiki Content Platform Team, responsible for engineering software that supports product user experiences, working in a fully-remote environment with occasional travel.
What you'll do
- Designing and delivering improvements to Wikipedia's wikitext processing infrastructure
- Iterating on new features through collaboration with fellow engineers, product managers, designers, client teams, and community members
- Writing PHP and JavaScript which supports hundreds of world languages
- Creating and maintaining internet APIs with server scripting languages
- Instrumenting components to monitor feature and quality characteristics
- Leveraging caching and persistence technologies
What it takes
- 5+ years of related professional experience in software engineering
- Experience with one or more of: parser generators, interpreters, language runtimes, compilers, or bringing a language feature through a product cycle
- Demonstrated ability to own complex technical projects from problem definition through implementation and delivery
- Experience designing and maintaining reliable, performant software components used by other teams, products, or large numbers of users
- Strong engineering practices: you enjoy writing unit and integration tests, proactively addressing security and code review feedback, and balancing architectural tradeoffs
- Ability to work effectively across team and organizational boundaries, identify and resolve technical dependencies, and bring projects to completion with limited direction
What you'll bring
How we treat you
Competitive, equitable, and consistent with the values and culture of the Wikimedia Foundation
Frequently asked questions
Where is the job located?
Worldwide (remote, with occasional travel)
What is the compensation range?
US$116,633 to US$181,243
What are the key qualifications required?
5+ years of related professional experience in software engineering, experience with one or more of: parser generators, interpreters, language runtimes, compilers, or bringing a language feature through a product cycle, demonstrated ability to own complex technical projects from problem definition through implementation and delivery, experience designing and maintaining reliable, performant software components used by other teams, products, or large numbers of users, strong engineering practices, ability to work effectively across team and organizational boundaries, identify and resolve technical dependencies, and bring projects to completion with limited direction
How or by when to apply?
Apply now on the Wikimedia Foundation's job posting page
How to apply
Apply directly on Wikimedia Foundation's site. We link straight through — no resume parsing, no profile to fill out.
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