Software Engineer
Job Description
You are…
…an experienced front-end JavaScript engineer with familiarity with PHP/MySQL. You enjoy building great user-centric web applications . You recognize the importance of supporting this global community of Wikipedia and her sister projects, and you are excited about the opportunity to apply your skills towards developing experimental features that engage new and existing Wikipedia contributors.
Why we need your help
Wikipedia is the fifth largest site on the Web, with around 500 million unique visitors and 18 billion page views per month. While our readership is growing, the number of active contributors has not kept pace. Volunteer editors are the lifeblood of our project; without them, there is no free encyclopedia. That is the problem you'll help solve as part of the Editor Engagement Experiments team.
The Wikimedia Foundation is a non-profit technology organization of around 150 employees. As a developer for the Foundation, you'll be testing new ways to make Wikipedia enjoyable and easy to edit - while maintaining the integrity of its content. You'll get to ship features to a top ten website, and go home knowing you've changed the world. Are you up to the task?
What you’ll be doing:
Develop experimental features that engage new existing Wikipedia contributors
Extend the MediaWiki platform through design, coding, and review of JavaScript and PHP to support support new experimental features and A/B testing capacity
Skills Requirements
What we’re looking for
- Three or more years of solid experience in Web development, especially in Javascript HTML/CSS.
Experience with A/B testing
- Ability to iterate quickly and meet tight deadlines
Familiarity with version control systems (we use Git and Gerrit) and continuous integration systems
- Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience
It's a plus to have
- Experience in Javascript front-end frameworks, especially jQuery and jQuery plugins.
Experience with LAMP (Linux Apache MySQL PHP) application development, testing, and production deployment (or similar web development stack)
- Expertise with PHP, and Ajax implementations: security, cross-browser compatibility, etc.
Experience with wikis and MediaWiki in particular. An interest in free culture, open collaboration, licenses, etc.
- You know what it means to be a volunteer or to coordinate the work of volunteers. Big ups if you are a contributor to Wikipedia. (Please provide your username.)
Show us your stuff! If you have any existing open source software that you've developed (these could be your own software or patches to other packages), please share the URLs for the source. Links to GitHub, etc. are exceptionally useful.
- Please provide us with information you feel would be useful to us in gaining a better understanding of your technical background and accomplishments. If you have one or more technical blogs that you contribute to, send us the URLs.
Creativity, self-motivation, and a good sense of humor
About Wikimedia Foundation
How to apply
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