Senior Software Engineer

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Backend): Developing and maintaining high-volume data feed services for Wikimedia Enterprise with an accent on infrastructure reliability, scalability, and cross-team collaboration. Focus on designing and implementing tools and services to support a globally distributed team and high-impact data ingestion systems.

Location: Remote, global with hiring limited to specific countries including the United States, Canada, UK, Australia, and others

Salary: $141,352–$175,725 per year (US-based applicants)

Company

The hirify.global is a nonprofit organization operating Wikipedia and other free knowledge projects, focused on enabling free access and contribution to knowledge worldwide.

What you will do

• Develop and improve Wikimedia Enterprise’s data feed infrastructure and services
• Plan and execute long-term engineering strategies in collaboration with product teams
• Maintain reliability and troubleshoot issues in high-usage commercial data feeds
• Design scalable new services and support code deployments
• Respond to incidents and system outages promptly
• Foster cross-team collaboration and share best practices

Requirements

• Must be able to work independently in a globally distributed, remote team
• Experience with AWS or comparable cloud platforms and distributed event systems like Kafka
• Proficiency in Node.js, Go, and scripting languages (Python, Bash, Ruby)
• Strong Linux/Unix fundamentals and debugging skills
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Hiring limited to specified countries including US, Canada, UK, Australia, and others

Nice to have

• Open source contribution experience
• Experience with non-cloud infrastructure
• Startup and remote work experience
• Fluency in additional languages beyond English

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first work environment with globally distributed teams
• Competitive and equitable salary adjusted by location
• Inclusive and diverse workplace culture
• Support for accommodations during hiring process