Engineering Manager, Wikidata Platform

Wikimedia Foundation(13 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, which maintains the structured data backbone and query services that power Wikimedia projects. The role emphasizes technical leadership, people management, and strategic planning to shape the future of the Wikidata Query Service and related platform capabilities. This position is fully remote with required overlap hours across UTC+1 to UTC−5.

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Required Skills

Engineering Management
Platform Engineering
API Design
Scalability
Observability
Incident Response
System Architecture
Data Engineering
People Management
Privacy Protection

About Wikimedia Foundation

wikimediafoundation.org

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.