Software Engineer Iii, Core Experiences

Wikimedia Foundation

Remote, United States
Remote
Web full stack development experience
Backend languages php or python
Frontend javascript frameworks
The role focuses on building web-first product experiences and APIs to scale features across mobile web and native app surfaces for the Wikimedia Foundation

Job Summary

  • The role focuses on building web-first product experiences and APIs to scale features across mobile web and native app surfaces for the Wikimedia Foundation.
  • Engineers will work autonomously on complex features while collaborating with cross-functional partners to ensure high-quality, observable, and accessible software delivery.
  • This position requires at least four hours of overlap during specific UTC windows to facilitate communication within the App Growth or Moderator Tools teams.

Matching Summary

The role focuses on building web-first product experiences and APIs to scale features across mobile web and native app surfaces for the Wikimedia Foundation.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Web full stack development experience
  • Backend languages PHP or Python
  • Frontend JavaScript frameworks
  • Responsive mobile-first web design
  • Production support and bug fixes
  • Testing and observability practices

Nice-to-have

  • Fully remote distributed team experience
  • Open source contribution history
  • MediaWiki or Wikimedia project knowledge
  • Python framework experience Django Tornado
  • Data science machine learning familiarity
  • Mobile game or interactive experience building

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree plus 2 years professional web application experience
  • Experience converting design mockups into functional components
  • Ability to incorporate performance and accessibility standards

Work Rights

Not specified

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