Summary
The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a Software Engineer to join the team supporting the Wikidata Platform — the structured data backbone of Wikimedia projects and a key part of the global open knowledge ecosystem. You’ll help scale and sustain the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS) and related platform services that power tools, features, communities, and research efforts across Wikimedia projects and beyond.
This role combines backend engineering and operations ownership. You’ll implement high-scale, production-grade services while ensuring performance, reliability, and maintainability. Working alongside the rest of the team, you’ll contribute to shaping the future of how the world queries and interacts with structured, linked data.
Important: We are a fully remote team. Your working hours will need to overlap with UTC+1 to UTC-5 time zones to accommoda... Click Apply to read the full job description.