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'''JOB TITLE''' |
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Technical Product Analyst |
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'''REPORTS TO''' |
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Director of Product Development |
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'''JOB PURPOSE''' |
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As a Technical Product Analyst, you will work side by side with the development team to build Wikipedia’s next generation editor, the tool thousands use to write Wikipedia articles. Today, editing Wikipedia is a daunting task as it requires the would-be contributor to learn a programming language known as wiki markup. Your goal is to help increase the number of people who will contribute to the sum of human knowledge by being part of the team that is building an editor that anyone can use. |
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'''JOB SUMMARY''' |
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* Lead the definition and prioritization of product requirements for Wikipedia’s upcoming rich text editor for writing Wikipedia articles. |
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* Manage product backlog as part of software development process. Translate user stories into technical requirements. |
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* Help evaluate different technical approaches to fulfilling business requirements. Work with development team to ensure appropriate balance between short term and long term technical considerations. |
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* Conduct research to help the development team understand key editing use cases, including how editors use other software (e.g., client software) to complete their editing tasks. |
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* Incorporate feedback from the editing community into product backlog. |
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'''REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS''' |
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* B.S. or above in computer science. |
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* 3+ years as a software engineer for large-scale web applications. |
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* Experience with the development of interactive desktop-like applications that push the capabilities of modern browsers, using client-side technologies such as HTML, JavaScript and CSS. |
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'''ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS''' |
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* Experience in the Wikipedia community or working with online volunteer communities is a major plus. |
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* Familiarity with MediaWiki parser or other Wikitext parsers a major plus. |
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* Understanding of free culture / free software / open source. |
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* Creativity, attention to detail, high degree of motivation, and ability to work effectively in multiple cultural contexts are major assets. |
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* You must be comfortable working in a highly collaborative, consensus-oriented environment. |
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* Good sense of humor always a major plus. |
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|date = POSTED UNTIL DATE |
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|title = {{SUBPAGENAME}} |
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|more = Please provide URLs to any existing free software work you may have done (own software or patches to other packages) if possible – we'd love to see what you can do! Let us know why this position interests you. |
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Please copy and paste the text of your CV into the e-mail, in addition to attaching the file. |
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|Due to the volume of responses that we anticipate we will not reply to all applications, so please do not interpret our silence as a lack of interest. |
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