It's a good place to work but not a good place to grow
It's a good place to work but not a good place to grow
Flexible working hours: 32-40 a week.
Get to travel every once in a while.
Learn as you go and grow.
Meetings. Meetings all the time! The Agile process employed is taken out of proportion, leading to meetings all the time. It's a slow environment, which is fine because the decision process to approve features is long, as they work with a lot of legacy code.
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Wikimedia Foundation Interview Experiences
Software Engineer
Interview started with a brief call with a recruiter detailing the Wikimedia company. I then received a take-home assessment, which was pretty straightforward. Later on, I was interviewed by the team lead and an engineer on the search team for which
Software Engineer
Friendly process. Everyone who interviewed me was nice and knowledgeable. Went through two interviews before I contacted them to let them know I wasn’t going to move forward. I didn’t end up taking/being offered the job as I had a competing offer t
Software Engineer
I am a fan of Wikipedia and contribute to a lot of their projects. I thought it would be nice to work there. I only had a 15-minute interview with a recruiter. After that, I didn't hear anything back.
Software Engineer
NigeriaJune 15, 2024Interview started with a brief call with a recruiter detailing the Wikimedia company. I then received a take-home assessment, which was pretty straightforward. Later on, I was interviewed by the team lead and an engineer on the search team for which
Software Engineer
United StatesJanuary 9, 2023Friendly process. Everyone who interviewed me was nice and knowledgeable. Went through two interviews before I contacted them to let them know I wasn’t going to move forward. I didn’t end up taking/being offered the job as I had a competing offer t
Software Engineer
United StatesMarch 21, 2021I am a fan of Wikipedia and contribute to a lot of their projects. I thought it would be nice to work there. I only had a 15-minute interview with a recruiter. After that, I didn't hear anything back.
