Hello, lists. You may have heard of projects <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Research#Highlights> such as revision scoring or article recommendations. We’re now looking for a full-stack software engineer to join Wikimedia Research and support and scale up these and similar projects. Job description below, please help us find the best possible candidates.
Dario Software Engineer - Research <http://grnh.se/b12qur> Summary Help us create a world in which every single human being can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. We are a team of scientists and UX researchers at the Wikimedia Foundation using data to understand and empower millions of users – readers, contributors, and donors – who interact with Wikipedia and its sister projects on a daily basis. We turn research questions into publicly shared knowledge, we design and test new technology, we produce data-driven insights to support product and engineering decisions and we publish research informing the organization’s and the movement’s strategy. We are strongly committed to principles of transparency, privacy and collaboration, we use free and open source technology and we collaborate with researchers in the industry and academia. As a full member of the Wikimedia Research department, you will help us build and scale the infrastructure our team needs for research and experimentation, implementing new technology and data-intensive applications. Description Collaborate with researchers to expose algorithms and machine learning systems through APIs and web applications Design, develop, test, and deploy new features, improvements and upgrades to the infrastructure that supports research and powers data-intensive applications. Support our data science team in optimizing computationally intensive data processing. Support our UX research capacity by growing, expanding and maintaining our user testing platform and instrumentation stack. Work in coordination with other infrastructure teams such as Services and Analytics Engineering as well as Product teams to grow and scale research-driven services and applications. Requirements Real world experience writing applications using both scripting (e.g. Python, Javascript, PHP) and compiled languages (e.g. Java, Scala, C, C#) Experience with MySQL/Postgres or similar database technology Experience developing APIs for data retrieval Understanding of basic statistical concepts BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, or equivalent work experience Pluses Experience with high-traffic web architectures and operations Production experience with Hadoop and ecosystem technology (Pig, Hive, streaming) Experience with web UI design (Javascript, HTML, CSS) Familiarity with scientific computing libraries in Python and R Experience working with volunteers Big ups if you are a contributor to Wikipedia or other open collaboration projects Show us your stuff! Please provide us with information you feel would be useful to us in gaining a better understanding of your technical background and accomplishments. Links to GitHub, your technical blogs, publications, personal projects, etc. are exceptionally useful. We especially appreciate pointers to your best contributions to open source projects. About the Wikimedia Foundation The Wikimedia Foundation is the non-profit organization that operates Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia and the other projects operated by the Wikimedia Foundation receive more than 431 million unique visitors per month, making them the 5th most popular web property worldwide. Available in more than 287 languages, Wikipedia contains more than 32 million articles contributed by a global volunteer community of more than 100,000 people. Based in San Francisco, California, the Wikimedia Foundation is an audited, 501(c)(3) charity that is funded primarily through donations and grants. The Wikimedia Foundation was created in 2003 to manage the operation of Wikipedia and its sister projects. It currently employs over 208 staff members. Wikimedia is supported by local chapter organizations in 40 countries or regions. The Wikimedia Foundation offers competitive benefits. Fully paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their eligible families (yes, fully paid premiums!). A Wellness Program which provides reimbursement for mind, body and soul activities such as fitness memberships, massages, cooking classes and much more. 401(k) retirement plan with matched contributions of 4% of annual salary. More Information http://wikimediafoundation.org <http://wikimediafoundation.org/> http://blog.wikimedia.org <http://blog.wikimedia.org/> http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Vision <http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Vision> About Wikimedia Research https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Research <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Research> Examples of code https://github.com/wiki-ai/revscoring <https://github.com/wiki-ai/revscoring> https://github.com/wiki-ai/ores <https://github.com/wiki-ai/revscoring> https://github.com/halfak/MediaWiki-Utilities <https://github.com/halfak/MediaWiki-Utilities> https://github.com/halfak/mwstreaming <https://github.com/halfak/mwstreaming> Dario Taraborelli Head of Research, Wikimedia Foundation wikimediafoundation.org <http://wikimediafoundation.org/> • nitens.org <http://nitens.org/> • @readermeter <http://twitter.com/readermeter>
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