Software Engineer (Wikibase Product Platform) (m/f/d) Full-time

We are looking for a Software Engineer for our Wikibase Product Platform Team (m/f/d) (Full time / min. 30 hpw) to join and support one of our agile development teams. The position is based in Berlin and we offer hybrid workplace options.
About the position & the team:

You will be working with the team that develops and improves the software platform that serves as a base to the Wikidata project and the Wikibase Ecosystem of interconnected knowledge graphs. You will be developing open source software that puts user needs first and increases our users’ satisfaction. At Wikimedia Deutschland – with volunteers and institutions – we work towards a future in which people share the power to collect and organize the data that shapes humanity's understanding of the world.


What you'll be doing:

Build and maintain the functionality of Wikibase Product Platform, collaborating with the team on finding the best solution to users problems.
Work in an agile work environment
Participate in all the stages of software development including code, design, and architectural reviews providing constructive feedback
Maintain a good understanding of the technical aspects of the product roadmap as well as the team goals
Engage in constantly improving the team processes and agile practices.


What we offer:

You will be part of a cohesive and engaged team that fosters unity and supports each other
Flexible working hours adjusted to the team and people needs
Work in cross-functional teams towards a common goal
You will be creating open source software on a daily basis - almost all software created by Wikimedia Deutschland is published under open source licences.
A working culture that supports releasing a quality product over releasing in order to meet a deadline
We dedicate one day per quarter in the department to work on self-chosen, non-work-related projects
Opportunity for personal and professional development
You can attend local user groups meetings during working hours
Opportunity to improve your presentation skills and to share your favourite topics in internal presentations to the other engineering teams
Opportunity to go to conferences, both as participants and contributors
The possibility of working from home when needed as well as a modern and centrally located office space
A contract that is not term limited, with the hope and expectation of permanent longevity.
And a lot more: 30 days of holidays, public transport allowance, access to complementary pension benefits, continued salary in the event of ill children, free-of-cost external life coaching

Learn more about our team by visiting our Wikimedia Tech News Blog.


What makes you right for this role:

You are passionate and care about software. 
You are able to communicate in English at a professional capacity
Your background is not important as long as you have a solid understanding and experience with object oriented programming and basic experience with web development
You like being in a team working towards a common goal, learning together, and supporting and lifting up your peers
You have an eye for software design and quality and you understand the importance of automated tests
You can recognize legacy code and know how to effectively deal with it
You like to participate in technical discussions and are open to new ideas
You are a fan of innovation and like to promote innovative approaches within the team
You are not afraid of making mistakes and enjoy learning from them
You want to keep learning and developing yourself


Technologies we use:

Knowledge and experience in these technologies is not a requirement. We believe they all can be learned on the job; and WMDE, your team, and your line manager will support you in this learning. We list only a few of them here. 

Most of our server side code is written in PHP, and we use Git for version control. We use Vue.js and TypeScript for our frontends. We are migrating our legacy code into these and newer technologies. Testing is important to us; we use testing frameworks and practice continuous integration across all of our projects. 


Interested?

Then apply now! Send us your detailed application documents (Resume & Motivational Letter (yes, we read them) via our job portal. Our HR team will be happy to answer your questions. We kindly ask you to refrain from application photos and information on date of birth, marital status and parents. We look forward to hearing from you!

Wikimedia Germany is committed to equal opportunities and does not discriminate on the basis of, for example, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion or belief, political or other convictions, gender, age, disability or sexual identity or orientation.


At Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. we help create, collect and distribute free knowledge.

In 2004, volunteer Wikipedia activists founded the non-profit association Wikimedia Deutschland in Berlin, which now consists of over 100,000 members and 160 full-time staff.

Free knowledge leads to a fairer world. Wikipedia is the most important online knowledge collection of our time. The German Wikipedia alone records almost 1 billion page views per month for a total of 2.6 million articles. We - Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. - support the volunteers of Wikipedia and its sister projects, develop free software, such as Wikidata, and advocate for free access to knowledge, the opening of education and research, and more common good orientation in data policy.