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wikimedia foundation for frontend software developer

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Eric Lease Morgan <[log in to unmask]>

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Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]>

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Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:41:01 -0500

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The following is a specific position description that may be of interest to our community. 'Past along by request. --ELM


https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Job_openings/Software_Developer_Frontend

Job Title: Software Developer
Reports To: Director of Features
Job Purpose

As a software engineer deeply involved in a project to build sophisticated, elegant and responsive next-generation web interfaces for Wikimedia websites using JavaScript, CSS, AJAX and HTML5 technologies.


Job Summary

Duties include, but are not limited to the following:

  * Develop new and enhance existing reading and editing features for Wikimedia sites.

  * Develop MediaWiki core software to support both editor and contribution growth.

  * Work on a variety of projects including user-facing feature, support systems such as fundraising, survey tools, etc., depending on priority

  * Help improve efficiency, scalability, and stability of various affected system components.

  * Participate in and conduct design and code reviews.

  * Support testing efforts for feature deployments of features.

  * Participate in periodic technology meetings for design, development and testing of editing features.


Required Qualifications

  * 5+ years of experience building web applications.

  * 5+ years experience with user interface application development, testing and production deployment.

  * Significant development experience in server-side technologies such as C/C++ and/or Java.

  * Deep knowledge of Javascript/CSS/AJAX/HTML5 and an interest in user interface design.

  * Object-oriented JavaScript skills.

  * Experience working on cross-browser platforms.

  * Extensive experience building large-scale server applications.

  * Knowledge developing and debugging in Linux/Unix (LAMP) environments.

  * Experience with cross-browser compatibility testing.

  * You must be comfortable working in an open, highly collaborative, consensus-oriented environment.


Additional Qualifications


  * Experience with MediaWiki and other open source PHP-based content management systems is a major plus.

  * Experience with operating system internals, filesystems, programming language design, compilers, distributed systems, or server architectures.

  * Knowledge of Agile Methodologies such as Scrum and Extreme Programming (XP).

  * Experience in the Wikipedia community a major plus.

  * Experience contributing to a major open source project.

  * Knowledge of UI frameworks such as XUL, Flex, and XAML a plus.

  * Understanding of free culture/free software/open source.

  * Experience working with online volunteers.

  * Experience with wikis and participatory production environments.

  * Good sense of humor always a major plus.

  * Being creative, highly motivated, hard-working and ability to work effectively in multiple cultural contexts are great assets.

  * B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or related field preferred.


Please provide URLs to any existing open source software work you may have done (your own software or patches to other packages) if possible. We'd love to see what you can do! Provide us your technical blog URLs if any. And let us know why this position interests you. About the Wikimedia Foundation

The Wikimedia Foundation is the non-profit organization that operates Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. According to comScore Media Metrix, Wikipedia and the other projects operated by the Wikimedia Foundation receive more than 477 million unique visitors per month, making them the 5th most popular web property worldwide. Available in more than 270 languages, Wikipedia contains more than 20 million articles contributed by a global volunteer community of more than 100,000 people. Based in San Francisco, California, the Wikimedia Foundation is an audited, 501(c)(3) charity that is funded primarily through donations and grants. The Wikimedia Foundation was created in 2003 to manage the operation of Wikipedia and its sister projects. It currently employs 98 staff members. Wikimedia is supported by local chapter organizations in 38 countries or regions.

   http://wikimediafoundation.org
   http://blog.wikimedia.org


Apply

Please send a CV and cover letter to jobs(at)wikimedia.org. Please put the position title (Software Developer Frontend) in your subject line.

Applications that do not include a cover letter will not be considered.

Please copy and paste the text of your CV into the e-mail, in addition to attaching the file.

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we regret that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Local San Francisco, CA candidates are preferred though remote candidates may be considered.

-- 
Sumana Harihareswara
Volunteer Development Coordinator
Wikimedia Foundation

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