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''The Wikimedia Foundation is hiring a Software Developer. This is a unique leadership position at a highly creative volunteer-driven organization. This job will be posted for several months, to allow a rich and diverse candidate pool to develop. Please feel free to share this posting widely.'' |
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''The successful candidate for this role could come from a variety of different backgrounds, such as educational non-profit work, the free culture movement, digital media, product development, etc. Please read below for the detailed job description and instructions for applying.'' |
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;Job Title |
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Software Developer |
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;Employment Duration |
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February 15, 2009 to April 16, 2010 |
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;About the Wikipedia Usability Initiative |
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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. |
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For more information, please see the press release. |
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;Job Purpose |
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The core responsibility is to design, develop, test and deploy new features and improvements of the MediaWiki software for the the Usability Initiative under the mentoring of the Sr. Software Developer. |
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;Reports to |
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Sr. Software Developer |
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;Job Summary |
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*Participate in software design of usability improvements for Wikipedia |
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*Develop, test, and deploy new features and improvements to the MediaWiki core and extension software |
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*Design QA process and work with community volunteers in testing the software |
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;Required Qualifications |
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*Computer Science degree or equivalent work experience |
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*5+ years experience in front end development |
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*Familiarity with LAMP |
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*AJAX/HTML/CSS experience |
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*Object-oriented JavaScript skills a plus |
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*Experience with security implications of JavaScript/PHP software |
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*Linux/Unix shell, Python, Java, etc experience a plus |
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*Experience with MediaWiki a plus |
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*Experience with cross-browser compatibility testing |
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*Experience with automated software testing a plus |
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*Any other free/open software development experience highly welcome |
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*Comfortable in a highly collaborative, consensus-oriented environment |
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*Experience with wikis and participatory production environments a plus |
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*Understanding of the free culture movement a plus |
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*The ideal candidate will be creative, highly motivated, and able to operate effectively in multiple cultural and language contexts. |
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{{Job openings footer |
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|date = January 25, 2008 |
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|title = Software Developer |
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|more = '''This position will be filled in February 2009.''' We will probably not reply to any candidates prior to February, so please do not interpret our silence as a lack of interest. |
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|where= San Francisco, CA. Due to the nature of this grant, we are only able to consider local candidates at this time. |
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