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  • Posted: Dec 4, 2024
    Deadline: Not specified
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  • The Wikimedia Foundation is... ...the nonprofit organization that supports 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...
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    Lead Software Engineer (Fixed Project Contractor)

    Statement of Purpose

    • The Wikimedia Foundation is looking for an experienced Software Engineer to support a project in the product department on a temporary basis for a period of 8-10 weeks. 

    Scope of Work

    • The engineer will support our “New Engagement Experiments“ effort, reporting to product design management. You will collaborate with product design, communications, and other engineers – building and deploying software experiments that explore ways to invite more interaction and learning with Wikipedia content. The focus of this work will be a time limited ‘daily play’ web-based game, utilizing Wikipedia content.

    Key responsibilities

    • Acting as a thought-partner on a small cross-functional team
    • Developing highly interactive experimental solutions for mobile web
    • Working independently with minimal engineering support
    • Using third-party and Wikimedia APIs
    • Staying informed about new technologies and platforms
    • Instrumenting components for monitoring and analysis
    • Recommending improvements to R&D infrastructure
    • Collaborating with design and engineering teams

    The ideal candidate should have

    • 5-8+ years of professional software development experience
    • Experience with cross-functional teams and new product development
    • Ability to work in a self-driven, lean environment
    • Quick adaptability to new codebases and technologies
    • Experience integrating third-party API services
    • Mobile web  development skills, including frontend frameworks (Vue.js or React), as well as API development and integration.

    Additional desired qualities include:

    • Strong belief in Wikimedia's principles of using technology ethically
    • Willingness to iterate quickly and pivot strategically
    • Background in mobile game development 
    • Clear communication skills in both synchronous and asynchronous channels
    • Cloud environment experience (preferred)
    • Open source contribution history (preferred)

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    Method of Application

    Interested and qualified? Go to Wikimedia Foundation on job-boards.greenhouse.io to apply

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