MediaWiki Engineering Director

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The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead the MediaWiki Engineering Group. This group is responsible for building, maintaining, and improving MediaWiki—the open-source platform powering Wikipedia and its sister projects, used by millions globally. As a senior leader, you will drive strategic direction, foster an inclusive and collaborative culture, and ensure engineering excellence across remote, diverse teams. This is a remote-first position, with opportunities to shape the future of free knowledge sharing at scale.

Job Overview

The Director of Engineering, MediaWiki, is accountable for leading a team of approximately 25 engineers and managers. The role partners closely with product leadership, volunteers, and global contributors to deliver a robust, scalable, and accessible software platform that supports Wikimedia’s mission.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead, coach, and empower engineering managers and senior engineers in the MediaWiki Engineering Group.
  • Drive the engineering delivery, innovation, and continuous improvement of MediaWiki’s core capabilities.
  • Collaborate with Product Directors and cross-functional teams on strategic planning and roadmap execution.
  • Foster an inclusive, values-driven, and high-performing remote work environment.
  • Manage staffing, budgeting, and organizational development for MediaWiki Engineering.
  • Engage with Wikimedia’s global volunteer technical community.
  • Ensure stability, reliability, and optimal performance of MediaWiki and related services.
Required Skills & Qualifications
  • Proven experience leading software engineering teams of 100+ engineers, including managers.
  • Track record managing backend platform organizations or large-scale codebases.
  • Experience building and leading diverse, multi-national, remote-first teams.
  • Familiarity with open source communities and governance.
  • Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to work flexibly across time zones and travel internationally up to 2–3 times a year.
  • Deep alignment with Wikimedia’s values, mission, and commitment to diversity and inclusion.
  • Excellent communication, organizational, and strategic thinking abilities.
  • Experience engaging or managing volunteer contributors is highly desirable.
  • Knowledge of MediaWiki or similar open-source, high-traffic platforms is a plus.

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Job Type: Remote

Salary: Not Disclosed

Experience: Entry

Duration: 12.0 Months

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