Wikidata Platform Backend Migration Specialist (Contract Position)

Wikimedia Foundation

Remote regions

Global

Salary range

$70,228–$85,837/yr

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Query Analysis & Impact Identification:

  • Review existing WDQS example queries.
  • Help identify classes of non-standard queries.
  • Inform prioritization decisions by conducting heuristic-based analysis.

Query Rewrites & Migration Support:

  • Rewrite example queries to be compatible with the new backend.
  • Develop and document canonical rewrite patterns.
  • Identify inconsistencies in backward compatibility.

Documentation Updates:

  • Update user-facing and technical documentation.
  • Ensure accuracy, clarity, and usefulness during the migration.

Wikimedia Foundation

The Wikimedia Foundation operates Wikipedia and other Wikimedia free knowledge projects, envisioning a world where every human can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. As a charitable, not-for-profit organization, it relies on donations and has offices in San Francisco, California, USA.

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