Great people, hard problems
Great people, hard problems
Everyone here believes strongly in the mission. Many of the problems faced by the Wikimedia Foundation are unique; you don't feel like you are re-inventing the wheel. You get to work with amazing people and impact the lives of half a billion people a year.
Compensation is not competitive for the tech industry due to non-profit status. There is a very vocal community from the projects that often does not trust anything that the WMF does.
It is time to realize what is best for the 500 million readers and sometimes push forward even if the 100,000 editors disagree.
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Wikimedia Foundation Interview Experiences
Software Engineer
So, I talked with one senior recruiter at Wikimedia. She was very enthusiastic about her work, the company culture, and its values. She asked me about my working experience in PHP, Node.js, and HTML parsing. She told me I wasn't experienced enough,
Software Engineer
After the final interview, I was told that I was the finalist and that I would be getting an offer in the next 2 days. Two days later, when I asked for an update, I was told that because of unexpected budget planning, they were putting a hold on hiri
Software Engineer
The interview process had a total of five steps, which included a relatively easy coding challenge. It covered the fundamentals of multiple programming languages, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP.
Software Engineer
San Francisco, California, United StatesJuly 1, 2016So, I talked with one senior recruiter at Wikimedia. She was very enthusiastic about her work, the company culture, and its values. She asked me about my working experience in PHP, Node.js, and HTML parsing. She told me I wasn't experienced enough,
Software Engineer
DubaiMay 1, 2024After the final interview, I was told that I was the finalist and that I would be getting an offer in the next 2 days. Two days later, when I asked for an update, I was told that because of unexpected budget planning, they were putting a hold on hiri
Software Engineer
United StatesOctober 9, 2025The interview process had a total of five steps, which included a relatively easy coding challenge. It covered the fundamentals of multiple programming languages, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP.
