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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.

Our read on this posting2.0out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
4/5
pay transparency
0/5

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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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