Hi All,
I posted the position below on this list a couple of weeks ago, but
we've since started considering applicants from outside of the San
Francisco area (working remotely), in the hopes that we can get people
with MediaWiki experience. Please pass this along to anyone that you
think might be interested.
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Job_openings/Software_Developer_(projec…
Thanks,
Arash
Job Title
Software Developer
Employment Duration
April 1, 2009 to April 16, 2010
About the Wikipedia Usability Initiative
The Wikipedia Usability Initiative was realized by a grant from the
U.S.-based Stanton Foundation. The goal of this initiative is to
measurably increase the usability of Wikipedia for new contributors by
improving the underlying software on the basis of user behavioral
studies, thereby reducing barriers to public participation. This
position is part of the program team for the initiative.
For more information, please see the press release.
Job Purpose
The core responsibility is to design, develop, test and deploy new
features and improvements of the MediaWiki software for the the
Usability Initiative under the mentoring of the Sr. Software Developer.
Reports to
Sr. Software Developer
Job Summary
* Participate in software design of usability improvements for
Wikipedia
* Develop, test, and deploy new features and improvements to the
MediaWiki core and extension software
* Design QA process and work with community volunteers in testing
the software
Required Qualifications
* Computer Science degree or equivalent work experience
* 5+ years experience in front end development
* Familiarity with LAMP
* PHP/AJAX/HTML/CSS experience
* Object-oriented JavaScript skills a plus
* Experience with security implications of JavaScript/PHP software
* Linux/Unix shell, Python, etc experience a plus
* Experience with MediaWiki a plus
* Experience with cross-browser compatibility testing
* An understanding of internationalizing and localizing software
products a big plus
* Experience with automated software testing a plus
* Any other free/open software development experience highly
welcome
* Comfortable in a highly collaborative, consensus-oriented
environment
* Experience with wikis and participatory production environments
a plus
* Understanding of the free culture movement a plus
* The ideal candidate will be creative, highly motivated, and
able to operate effectively in multiple cultural and language contexts.
About the Wikimedia Foundation
The Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. is a US-registered 501(c)(3) tax-
deductible non-profit charity dedicated to encouraging the growth,
development and distribution of free, multilingual content, and to
providing the full content of wiki-based projects to the public free
of charge. The Wikimedia Foundation operates some of the largest
collaboratively-edited reference projects in the world, including
Wikipedia, one of the world's 10 most visited websites, Wiktionary,
Wikibooks, Wikiquote, Wikisource, Wikinews and the Wikimedia Commons
media repository. The organization has received numerous honors for
its work, among them the Webby Award, the Prix Ars Electronica Golden
Nica, the Japan Advertisers Association's Web Creation Award and the
World Technology Award in Communications Technology.
The Wikimedia Foundation was created in 2003 to manage the operation
of Wikipedia and its sister projects and is based in San Francisco,
California. It currently employs 27 staff members. Wikimedia is
supported by local chapter organizations in 21 countries.
To Apply
Please send a CV and cover letter to
jobs(at)wikimedia.org, before
April 1, 2009. Please put the position title (Software Developer) in
your subject line.
Applications that do not include a cover letter will not be
considered. This position will be filled in March 2009. Due to the
volume of responses that we anticipate we will not reply to all
applications, so please do not interpret our silence as a lack of
interest.
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.
Based in San Francisco, CA., but remote candidates will be considered.