Hello everyone,
We are looking for a senior full-stack developer to work with us as a contractor on Scribe.
Scribe is a Wikimedia Foundation funded software and research project. We are building a tool to support newcomer Wikipedia editors in creating new articles in under-resourced languages (e.g. Arabic, Hindi). The project is open-source and will be integrated on low-resource Wikipedias so you will be working on a great cause of making knowledge accessible to everyone. Plus your work will have great visibility and impact on the community.
*You:* We are looking for a senior software engineer contractor to realize the Scribe project in a part-time position for 9 months starting on the 14th of October. You will work remotely with us. We are looking for someone with *3+ years of experience in Full-stack development and community-focused applications*.
*Your future team:* The project leads are Lucie and Hady, researchers in Computer Science. So you will be part of our three-person team and able to influence the project itself. Lucie is a PhD researcher at the University of Southampton and TIB Hannover. She previously worked at Wikimedia Germany. Hady holds a PhD in Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning and currently works as a researcher in Naver Labs Europe. We live in France and Germany/UK respectively, so we are used to working remotely and effective communication.
*How to apply: * *Make sure to read the full job description here:* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Scribe/Job
Then drop us an email (scribe.wikimedia@gmail.com) showing your interest in the project with your *CV* and *portfolio attached*. We also appreciate *any other kind of information in any format* that shows your relevant experience, creativity and problem-solving skills.
Note: Interviews will be scheduled on a first come first served basis until the position gets filled, so please consider to submit your profile as soon as possible.
Looking forward to hearing from you, Lucie-Aimée Kaffee and Hady Elsahar
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