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- Job Title
Software Developer
- Employment Duration
August 2009 to April 2010
- About the Wikipedia Usability Initiative
The Wikipedia Usability Initiative was realized by a grant from the U.S.-based Stanton Foundation. The goal of this initiative is to measurably increase the usability of Wikipedia for new contributors by improving the underlying software on the basis of user behavioral studies, thereby reducing barriers to public participation. This position is part of the program team for the initiative.
For more information, please see the press release.
- Job Purpose
The core responsibility of this position is to design, develop, test and deploy new features and improvements of the MediaWiki software for the the Wikipedia usability initiative by working closely with the interaction designer and peer developers of MediaWiki.
- Reports to
Program Manager
- Job Summary
- Propose software design solutions and obtain consensus from senior and peer tech teams
- Create implementation prototypes based on design concepts
- Develop, test, and deploy new features and improvements to the MediaWiki core and to MediaWiki extensions
- Collaborate in designing and implementing QA processes including multi-lingual and performance tests
- Work closely with operations staff to ensure proper integration with testing and production systems
- Required Qualifications
- Computer Science degree or equivalent work experience
- 5+ years experience as a software developer is required
- Experience with PHP development is required
- Extensive experience with AJAX/HTML/CSS is required
- Experience with cross-browser compatibility testing is required
- Experience with security implications of JavaScript/PHP software is required
- Experience with LAMP is a major plus
- Experience with testing and analyzing usability and accessibility is a major plus
- Experience with MediaWiki is a major plus
- An understanding of internationalizing and localizing software products a major plus
- Any other free/open software development experience highly welcome
- Comfortable in a highly collaborative, consensus-oriented environment
- Experience with wikis and participatory production environments is a plus
- Understanding of the free culture movement is a plus
- The ideal candidate will be creative, highly motivated, and able to operate effectively in multiple cultural and language contexts
- Salary
The salary is in the range of $75,000 to $85,000 plus benefits, commensurate with experience.
About the Wikimedia Foundation
The Wikimedia Foundation is the non-profit organization that operates Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. According to comScore Media Metrix, Wikipedia and the other projects operated by the Wikimedia Foundation receive more than 477 million unique visitors per month, making them the 5th most popular web property worldwide. Available in more than 270 languages, Wikipedia contains more than 20 million articles contributed by a global volunteer community of more than 100,000 people. Based in San Francisco, California, the Wikimedia Foundation is an audited, 501(c)(3) charity that is funded primarily through donations and grants. The Wikimedia Foundation was created in 2003 to manage the operation of Wikipedia and its sister projects. It currently employs 101 staff members. Wikimedia is supported by local chapter organizations in 38 countries or regions.
Apply
Please send a CV and cover letter to jobs
wikimedia.org. Please put the position title (Software Developer) in your subject line.
Applications that do not include a cover letter will not be considered.
Please copy and paste the text of your CV into the e-mail, in addition to attaching the file.
Due to the volume of applications we receive, we regret that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Based in San Francisco, CA., but remote candidates will be considered.
