Senior Software Engineer, iOS (Contract) at Wikimedia

Summary

The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, iOS to join the App Growth team within the Core Experiences engineering group on a 3 month full time contract.

The App Growth team pursues a bold mission: establish the apps as the ultimate hub for knowledge enthusiasts while expanding our engaged reader base. They oversee the unified feature architecture spanning platforms, deciding whether functionalities reside exclusively within the app versus serving broader purposes elsewhere.

Crucial note: As a completely distributed team operating globally, this position mandates overlapping availability so that a minimum of four working hours daily fall within 14:00 to 21:00 Coordinated Universal Time to foster ample interaction chances.

Responsibilities

• Delivery Enablement: Execute moderately intricate programs starting from initial exploration to final rollout. Dissect major efforts into discrete deliverables, spearhead effort assessments, and control project boundaries. Spot emerging pitfalls promptly, guiding colleagues toward sensible compromises among excellence, speed, upkeep costs, and positive subscriber influence.
• Development Execution: Enhance the portable edition of Wikipedia tailored specifically for Apple devices reaching international demographics speaking numerous languages. 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