Summary

We are searching for an experienced full-stack software engineer to join the Wikimedia Fundraising Technology team. Each year, small donations from hundreds of thousands of individuals constitute the majority of the budget for the Wikimedia Foundation. This money is used primarily for projects, such as Wikipedia, and operational costs. We are looking for someone who wants to help Wikimedia’s non-profit fundraising efforts to become more accessible worldwide, while maintaining integrity and scalability across changing markets and over numerous engagement methods.

We'd like you to do these things:

• Support Wikimedia’s online fundraising goals worldwide by developing tools and features that empower users to create effective fundraising campaigns
• Write code to integrate with payment providers and other tools and services, both internal and third-party
• Help the team surface important patterns and trends by improving internal visibility and reporting capabilities
• Share the ongoing responsibility of maintaining the security and integrity of the existing donation infrastructure
• Provide an increased level of engineering support during high-traffic or critical campaigns

We'd like you to have these skills:

• Two years experience developing in PHP or similar web scripting language(s)
• Experience developing, deploying, and debugging in LAMP environments
• BS in Computer Science or the equivalent in relevant work experience
• Knowledge of MySQL and other relational databases
• Comfortable working with JavaScript/HTML/CSS for front-end development
• Experience integrating with third-party web APIs, and maintaining those integrations
• Highly collaborative work style
• Ability to work confidently in open source environments

And it would be even more awesome if you have experience with:

• Open-source software architecture and development
• Payments-related code
• CiviCRM or other customer relationship management software
• MediaWiki and other open source PHP-based content management systems
• Working remotely, or with a distributed team
• Developing and maintaining software with high security and accuracy requirements, at scale

Additional Notes:

• The Wikimedia Foundation is a remote-first organization.
• Salary range for US-based applicants: US$92,267 to US$118,045 annually.
• Non-US salaries adjusted according to country of hire.
• Equal opportunity employer valuing diversity.
• Hiring limited to specific US states and countries listed in the posting.