Senior Software Engineer, Wikidata Platform

Wikimedia Foundation · Developer

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Full TimeUSD 116,633–181,243Posted Jul 25, 2026

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AT A GLANCE
Eligibility
Not available
Category
Developer
Salary
USD 116,633–181,243
Employment
Full Time
Experience
Senior
Posted
Jul 25, 2026

This role’s source listing does not include Hungary as an eligible location.

Scale the backend systems behind Wikidata’s global query infrastructure and linked-data platform. The US pay range is USD 116,633–181,243, adjusted for other eligible countries.

Design production services and APIs, improve observability and automation, support data-pipeline migrations and respond to operational incidents. The role needs five or more years in backend or platform engineering, strong distributed-systems judgment and experience with databases, data platforms or knowledge graphs; the fully remote team overlaps between UTC+1 and UTC-5.

Why You’ll Love This Role

Remote across supported countries
USD 116 633–181 243 US range
Wikidata platform
Open-source infrastructure
UTC overlap required

What You’ll Bring

5+ Years backend or platform engineering
Distributed systems or data platforms
Java or C++ skills
Production reliability and observability
Databases or knowledge graphs

What You’ll Get

Remote-first culture
Country-adjusted pay
Mission-driven open source
Flexible global collaboration
US benefits where eligible

About the Company

The Wikimedia Foundation operates Wikipedia and other free-knowledge projects. It builds technology for reading, contributing and sharing knowledge while supporting global volunteer communities.

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