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Mobile Software Developer - Wikipedia
at Wikimedia Foundation in San Francisco, CA USA
JOB PURPOSE
There are over 1.4 billion mobile views of Wikipedia every month and it's growing steadily. We want to make the mobile experience on Wikipedia and our other projects one that people keep coming back to and we need your help. In this role, you'll have the ability to develop new ways to expand, share and present the biggest collection of free and open knowledge on the internet. If you love tinkering with WebKit, debugging jQuery, and experimenting with front end technologies on mobile devices then contact us.
JOB SUMMARY
Duties include, but are not limited to the following:
Participate in feature development from inception to deployment for the mobile experience
Work within a small and agile team focused on mobile development and user experience.
Engage with a passionate user community to take Wikipedia and its sibling sites to the next stage of mobile knowledge and content sharing
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Strong knowledge of HTML5, CSS3 & Javascript mobile web standards for both feature and smart phones
Experience with mobile UX and UI design and development
Substantial experience developing large scale web applications in PHP
You must be comfortable in a highly collaborative, consensus-oriented environment
The ideal candidate will be creative, highly motivated, and able to operate effectively in multiple cultural contexts
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Experience with PhoneGap a huge plus
Experience with iOS, Android, and Symbian SDKs a huge plus but not a requirement
Experience with use of wiki technology is a major plus
Experience living or working outside of your home country is a major plus
Understanding of free culture / free software / open source is a plus
About the Wikimedia Foundation
The Wikimedia Foundation is the non-profit organization that operates Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. According to comScore Media Metrix, Wikipedia and the other projects operated by the Wikimedia Foundation receive more than 477 million unique visitors per month, making them the 5th most popular web property worldwide. Available in more than 270 languages, Wikipedia contains more than 20 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 100 staff members. Wikimedia is supported by local chapter organizations in 38 countries or regions.
http://wikimediafoundation.org
There are over 1.4 billion mobile views of Wikipedia every month and it's growing steadily. We want to make the mobile experience on Wikipedia and our other projects one that people keep coming back to and we need your help. In this role, you'll have the ability to develop new ways to expand, share and present the biggest collection of free and open knowledge on the internet. If you love tinkering with WebKit, debugging jQuery, and experimenting with front end technologies on mobile devices then contact us.
JOB SUMMARY
Duties include, but are not limited to the following:
Participate in feature development from inception to deployment for the mobile experience
Work within a small and agile team focused on mobile development and user experience.
Engage with a passionate user community to take Wikipedia and its sibling sites to the next stage of mobile knowledge and content sharing
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Strong knowledge of HTML5, CSS3 & Javascript mobile web standards for both feature and smart phones
Experience with mobile UX and UI design and development
Substantial experience developing large scale web applications in PHP
You must be comfortable in a highly collaborative, consensus-oriented environment
The ideal candidate will be creative, highly motivated, and able to operate effectively in multiple cultural contexts
ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Experience with PhoneGap a huge plus
Experience with iOS, Android, and Symbian SDKs a huge plus but not a requirement
Experience with use of wiki technology is a major plus
Experience living or working outside of your home country is a major plus
Understanding of free culture / free software / open source is a plus
About the Wikimedia Foundation
The Wikimedia Foundation is the non-profit organization that operates Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. According to comScore Media Metrix, Wikipedia and the other projects operated by the Wikimedia Foundation receive more than 477 million unique visitors per month, making them the 5th most popular web property worldwide. Available in more than 270 languages, Wikipedia contains more than 20 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 100 staff members. Wikimedia is supported by local chapter organizations in 38 countries or regions.
http://wikimediafoundation.org
Published at 18-01-2012
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