2+ years of experience as a backend or platform engineer working on distributed systems or data platforms
Solid understanding of database and/or knowledge graph representation technologies
Proficiency in Java, C++, or other systems languages. Ability to set up, scale, and investigate systems is more important than expertise in a particular language
Experience building and operating production-grade services with SLOs - good appreciation of scalability, performance, reliability and other non-functionals
Familiarity with modern observability tools (metrics, logging, tracing)
Familiarity with data processing technologies such as graph databases, search indexes, or data processing pipelines
Ability to work collaboratively across disciplines and communicate clearly across technical and non-technical audiences
A commitment to learning, resilience, and contributing to a mission-driven engineering culture
Experience working with knowledge graphs or RDF/SPARQL
Familiarity with streaming data systems (e.g., Kafka, Flink)
Comfort with CI/CD pipelines and containerization tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
Experience in open source or open knowledge communities
Familiarity with Wikimedia technologies, Wikidata, or MediaWiki
About the Wikimedia Foundation
The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia free knowledge projects. Our vision is a world in which every single human can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. We believe that everyone has the potential to contribute something to our shared knowledge, and that everyone should be able to access that knowledge freely. We host Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects, build software experiences for reading, contributing, and sharing Wikimedia content, support the volunteer communities and partners who make Wikimedia possible, and advocate for policies that enable Wikimedia and free knowledge to thrive
The Wikimedia Foundation is a charitable, not-for-profit organization that relies on donations. We receive donations from millions of individuals around the world, with an average donation of about $15. We also receive donations through institutional grants and gifts. The Wikimedia Foundation is a United States 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization with offices in San Francisco, California, USA
The Wikimedia Foundation is a remote-first organization with staff members including contractors based 40+ countries. Salaries at the Wikimedia Foundation are set in a way that is competitive, equitable, and consistent with our values and culture. The anticipated annual pay range of this position for applicants based within the United States is US$ 95,164 to US$ 148,729 with multiple individualized factors, including cost of living in the location, being the determinants of the offered pay. For applicants located outside of the US, the pay range will be adjusted to the country of hire. We neither ask for nor take into consideration the salary history of applicants. The compensation for a successful applicant will be based on their skills, experience and location
All applicants can reach out to their recruiter to understand more about the specific pay range for their location during the interview process
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