Senior Software Engineer, MediaWiki Content Platform Team

The Wikimedia Foundation seeks a senior software engineer to enhance the infrastructure supporting Wikipedia's wikitext processing. This fully remote role requires five years of professional experience and a preferred timezone between GMT-4 and GMT+2. Responsibilities include designing improvements to parsing systems, writing PHP and JavaScript for multilingual support, and maintaining web services. The position emphasizes open-source contributions, strong engineering practices, and the ability to lead complex technical projects with limited direction. Hiring is restricted to specific US states and international locations, with non-US candidates employed through local third-party entities.

Key details

• Role focuses on improving Wikipedia's wikitext processing infrastructure, including parsing speed and error reduction.
• Candidates must have at least five years of professional software engineering experience.
• Preferred timezone is GMT-4 to GMT+2 to facilitate team communication.
• Hiring is available in specific US states and international countries, with non-US hires managed via third-party Employers of Record.
• The position involves writing PHP and JavaScript to support multilingual content and maintain web services.