Software Engineer III, Product Safety & Integrity
Wikimedia Foundation · Remote
Posted about 3 months ago
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days Wikimedia Foundation's roles stay open a median of 64 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Wikimedia Foundation's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Wikimedia Foundation
- high 18 stale, 0 reposted of 18 open
- Hiring momentum
- 30 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-22
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Wikimedia Foundation's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Wikimedia Foundation.
About this role
The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a Software Engineer III to join the Product Safety and Integrity Team, focusing on developing tools to prevent abuse across Wikimedia projects. The role involves designing privacy-conscious systems, adapting strategies to changing standards, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to create user-centered solutions. The engineer will also be responsible for writing maintainable code and implementing observability to ensure system stability.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Wikimedia Foundation as an employer.
What you need
- 1+ years related professional experience
- Experience building and maintaining large-scale applications
- Proficiency in PHP, Javascript or similar
- Proficiency in relational databases
- Strong foundation in security principles
- Experience in driving cross-team objectives
Nice to have
- Familiarity with abuse fighting or security concerns
- A history of open source contributions
Worth weighing
- Remote work environment with preferred timezone of UTC - UTC+3
- No specific mention of additional benefits or perks
- Salary range provided only for US-based applicants, with adjustments for other countries
Summarised from Wikimedia Foundation's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Wikimedia Foundation on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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