We are searching for an experienced full-stack software engineer to join the Wikimedia Fundraising Technology team at the Wikimedia Foundation. In this role, you will help support Wikimedia’s online fundraising goals worldwide by developing tools and features, integrating with payment providers, improving internal reporting, maintaining donation infrastructure security, and providing engineering support during high-traffic campaigns.
What You'll Do
- Support Wikimedia’s online fundraising goals worldwide by developing tools and features that empower users to create effective fundraising campaigns
- Write code to integrate with payment providers and other tools and services, both internal and third-party
- Help the team surface important patterns and trends by improving internal visibility and reporting capabilities
- Share the ongoing responsibility of maintaining the security and integrity of the existing donation infrastructure
- Provide an increased level of engineering support during high-traffic or critical campaigns
What We're Looking For
- Two years experience developing in PHP or similar web scripting language(s)
- Experience developing, deploying, and debugging in LAMP environments
- BS in Computer Science or the equivalent in relevant work experience
- Knowledge of MySQL and other relational databases
- Comfortable working with JavaScript/HTML/CSS for front-end development
- Experience integrating with third-party web APIs, and maintaining those integrations
- Highly collaborative work style
- Ability to work confidently in open source environments
Nice to Have
- Open-source software architecture and development
- Payments-related code
- CiviCRM or other customer relationship management software
- MediaWiki and other open source PHP-based content management systems
- Working remotely, or with a distributed team
- Developing and maintaining software with high security and accuracy requirements, at scale
Technical Stack
- PHP
- LAMP
- MySQL
- JavaScript
- HTML
- CSS
- MediaWiki
Team & Environment
- Fundraising Technology team
Benefits & Compensation
- Salaries are set competitively, equitably, and consistently with values and culture
- U.S. employees receive benefits (specifics not detailed in posting)
- Remote-first organization with flexibility for distributed work
- Equal opportunity employer with inclusive and equitable workplace
- Diverse workforce encouraged to apply
- No discrimination based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other legally protected characteristics
- US$92,267 to US$118,045 annually for U.S.-based applicants; adjusted for country of hire for non-U.S. applicants
- Multiple individualized factors including cost of living determine offered pay; salary history not considered
Work Mode
- Remote-first organization; staff and contractors based in 40+ countries
As an equal opportunity employer, the Wikimedia Foundation values having a diverse workforce and continuously strives to maintain an inclusive and equitable workplace. We encourage people with a diverse range of backgrounds to apply. We do not discriminate against any person based upon their race, traits historically associated with race, religion, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy or related medical conditions, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics.
