Wikimedia Foundation

HQ
San Francisco
8,355 Total Employees
Year Founded: 2003

Wikimedia Foundation Benefits Overview

Compensation + Benefits

Offers 401(K)

Offers life insurance

Offers accidental death & dismemberment insurance

Offers disability insurance

Offers occupational accident insurance

Provides adoption assistance

Offers generous parental leave

Provides family medical leave

Offers dental insurance

Offers health insurance

Offers mental health benefits

Offers dependent care

Offers Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Offers vision insurance

Offers Health Savings Account (HSA)

Company Culture

Provides commuter benefits

Provides free snacks and drinks

Office is pet friendly

Offers legal assistance

Utilizes a flexible work schedule

Offers a remote work program

Work-Life Balance + Wellbeing

Offers company-sponsored outings

Offers gym membership

Offers an Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Offers generous PTO

Provides paid holidays

Offers sabbatical leave

Provides military leave

Offers paid volunteer time

Provides paid sick days

Provides bereavement leave

Offers unpaid extended leave

Career Growth + Development

Provides customized development tracks

Offers apprenticeship programs

Provides tuition assistance

Other • Social Impact
Leads external communications for Wikimedia Enterprise, including media relations, thought leadership, speaking opportunities, messaging, launches, stakeholder engagement, vendor management, and rapid-response communications. The role aligns Enterprise growth plans with Foundation communications priorities, develops marketing and press materials, and uses KPIs, customer insights, and coverage data to improve strategy and demonstrate business impact.
Other • Social Impact
Build web-first product experiences, reusable components, RESTful APIs, and scalable data pipelines for Wikimedia’s web and mobile app surfaces. Deliver initiatives from discovery through production, emphasizing accessibility, performance, testing, observability, and maintainability. Collaborate with product managers, designers, analysts, and native app engineers in a fully remote environment while prioritizing user impact, technical quality, and pragmatic delivery.
Other • Social Impact
Build and improve scalable, accessible iOS experiences for Wikipedia. Lead technical discovery, system design, implementation, testing, observability, prioritization, and delivery of medium-complexity initiatives. Collaborate with product managers, designers, analysts, and engineers while managing scope, risks, tradeoffs, and documentation. The role requires strong Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, iOS architecture, and performance optimization experience in an autonomous, remote, cross-functional environment.