Wikimedia Foundation – Social Impact Jobs

Legal Counsel

Summary Wikimedia envisions a world where the sum total of human knowledge is available to everyone. The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit home of Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, and other free educational projects, serves as the hub of a global movement of hundreds of thousands of contributors collaborating to collect and share the sum of all human knowledge with the world. Protecting the privacy of Wikimedia readers, contributors, and donors is a key element of our work as an organization. Our Legal …

Movement Communications Specialist, Africa (Contract)

Movement Communications Specialist, Africa (Contract) Fixed Term Contract: 1 July 2026 – 30 June 2027 Summary The Wikimedia Foundation is looking for a Movement Communications Specialist, Africa (Contract), the ideal candidate is an experienced communicator, campaigner or community organizer with extensive experience connecting, convening and collaborating across Africa; someone who is passionate about bringing people together around a common cause. Reporting to the Manager, Global Movement Communications, you will be part of the Movement Communications team and the wider Communications …

Manager, Data Science (Product Analytics)

Summary The Wikimedia Foundation is looking for a Data Science Manager to lead the Product Analytics team, reporting to the Senior Director, Research and Decision Science. In this role, you will lead a team of data scientists whose insights guide strategies and tactics aimed at achieving our vision: a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Your team partners with product managers, designers, engineers, and colleagues across the Wikimedia movement to …

Senior Software Engineer, MediaWiki

Senior Software Engineer, MediaWiki Summary The Wikimedia Foundation is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the MediaWiki Platform team. MediaWiki is the open-source platform that powers Wikipedia and its sister projects – impacting hundreds of millions of Wikipedia users across the globe. The MediaWiki Platform team builds and maintains the core of MediaWiki as well as the components responsible for authentication, notifications, and media management. The team’s mission is to provide a solid foundation for feature teams to …

Senior Legal Counsel

Privacy Fellow

Location: Remote **Duration:**12 months Summary Wikimedia envisions a world where the sum total of human knowledge is available to everyone. The Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit home of Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, and other free educational projects, serves as the hub of a global movement of hundreds of thousands of contributors collaborating to collect and share the sum of all human knowledge with the world. As Wikimedia pursues a new global strategic direction, our Legal department is tasked with solving many legal …

Sr. Manager, ERP Systems & Transformation

Summary As a primary architect of our financial systems, you will bridge the gap between sophisticated technical design and global business strategy to build a leading-edge digital ecosystem. This role offers the unique challenge of designing our next phase of automation, analytics, and AI in our business processes. This is a high-impact opportunity to lead the evolution of our finance tech stack, ensuring our data and infrastructure empower the Wikimedia Foundation’s operations so that we can meet our vision of …

Senior Software Engineer, Core Experiences

Senior Software Engineer, Core Experiences Summary The Wikimedia Foundation is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join the App Growth team within the Core Experiences engineering group. The App Growth team has a clear and ambitious goal: make the apps the destination for knowledge lovers and grow our active readership. As a web full stack Senior Software Engineer supporting the Mobile Apps teams you will build features that create natural handoffs from the web to the app and landing …

Senior Data Scientist, Ecosystems

Summary As a Senior Data Scientist, you will bridge the gap between complex datasets and strategic action. You’ll synthesize information from various external sources such as Google Search Console, Semrush, AHRefs, Matomo, as well as WMF’s data lake to develop visibility and insights into search recall gaps and emerging topic trends. Your mission is to provide leadership with the clarity needed to make confident, informed decisions. You will help inform Wikimedia’s strategy for ensuring that people continue to find the …

Software Engineer III, Core Experiences

Software Engineer III, Core Experiences The Wikimedia Foundation is looking for two Software Engineer III’s to join the App Growth and Moderator Tools Engineering teams within the Core Experiences engineering group. App Growth The App Growth team has a clear and ambitious goal: make the apps the destination for knowledge lovers and grow our active readership. As a web full stack mid-career Software Engineer III supporting the Mobile Apps teams you will build features that create natural handoffs from the …