Software Engineer, Wikidata Platform
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About the Role
The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a Software Engineer to join the team supporting the Wikidata Platform—the structured data backbone of Wikimedia projects and a key part of the global open knowledge ecosystem. You’ll help scale and sustain the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS) and related platform services that power tools, features, communities, and research efforts across Wikimedia projects and beyond. This role combines backend engineering and operations ownership and focuses on building production-grade services that are reliable, scalable, and maintainable. This is a fully remote team with overlapping hours from 14:00 UTC to 17:00 UTC to collaborate with teammates worldwide. What You'll Do
- Help design, build, and maintain backend systems and APIs that power Wikidata’s query infrastructure
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