The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia and other free-knowledge projects, currently has around 16 remote positions open as of early August 2026.
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The roles span software engineering, site reliability, data science, fundraising, people operations and security, reflecting the Foundation’s remote-first structure and global workforce.
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All listed positions are designated as remote. The openings appear on both the Foundation’s official careers page and third-party aggregators, including the Speedrun Talent Network.
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Key Open Roles
In Product & Technology, the Foundation is hiring for several engineering and data positions, including:
Software Engineer III, Product Safety & Integrity
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Senior Software Engineer and Software Engineer roles focused on the Wikidata Platform
Software Engineer III, Core Experiences
Multiple Senior Site Reliability Engineer positions (Data Persistence, Infrastructure Foundations, and Wikimedia Enterprise)
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Senior Engineering Manager, Wikimedia Enterprise
Senior Data Scientist, Ecosystems
Manager, Data Science (Product Analytics)
Lead Product Partnerships Manager (fixed-term contract)
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Additional roles include a Senior People Business Partner and a Principal for Global Event Security and Risk Management.
Context
The Wikimedia Foundation employs a globally distributed team across dozens of countries and emphasizes remote and flexible work arrangements.
Many of the current openings support core technical infrastructure that powers Wikipedia and sister projects, commercial efforts such as Wikimedia Enterprise (which provides data services to external organizations), and ongoing fundraising that sustains the nonprofit’s mission.
