Engineering Manager, Wikidata Platform

Wikimedia Foundation(24 days ago)

RemoteFull TimeManager$132,439 - $208,378Engineering

About this role

The Wikimedia Foundation is hiring an Engineering Manager to lead the Wikidata Platform team responsible for the Wikidata Query Service (WDQS) and related query platform services. The role combines technical leadership, people management, and strategic planning to deliver scalable, reliable, and sustainable query infrastructure that supports Wikimedia tools and community workflows. This fully remote position requires overlapping hours with UTC+1 to UTC−5 and reports to the Director of Product.

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Required Skills

Engineering Management
Platform Engineering
API Development
Observability
Incident Response
Data Infrastructure
People Management
Strategic Planning
SPARQL
Knowledge Graphs

About Wikimedia Foundation

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Wikimedia Foundation is a nonprofit that hosts and operates Wikipedia and the wider family of Wikimedia projects, providing the technical infrastructure and organizational support that enables free, openly licensed knowledge worldwide. It supports the volunteer community, builds and maintains the software and servers, and advances policies, research, and tools to improve content quality and accessibility. Funded primarily by donations, the Foundation runs global programs and partnerships to expand access, combat misinformation, and promote inclusion across languages and regions.

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