Growth/Growth 2014

The Wikimedia Foundation is creating a new, cross-functional Editor Engagement Experiments team (E3) focused on experimentation around increasing participation in Wikimedia projects, especially Wikipedia.

The team will effectively launch on April 16 and will be composed of staff from the Wikimedia Foundation Community and Engineering/Product departments.

Our goal is to conduct many different small, rapid experiments designed to improve editor engagement and overall editor retention. This team will test new approaches to attracting and retaining contributors to Wikipedia, and in many ways will be our think tank for new product ideas at the Wikimedia Foundation. Our experiments may be technically-focused and involve deep understanding of where our user experience is headed. Other work will center on community policy and process, and working closely with Wikipedia volunteers. All our work will have a strong measurement and analytic component.

We are hiring several new full-time engineering positions for this team. Come work with us and shape the future of Wikipedia!

Job openings

 * All positions are part of Wikimedia Engineering


 * Software Developer (Back-End)
 * Software Developer (Front-End)
 * UX Designer
 * Senior Software Developer

The team

 * Karyn Gladstone (Product Manager)
 * Alolita Sharma (Director of Engineering, R&D)
 * Dario Taraborelli (Senior Research Analyst)
 * Ryan Faulkner (Data Analyst)
 * Ori Livneh (Software Developer, Frontend)
 * Munaf Assaf (User Experience Designer)
 * Maryana Pinchuk (Community Organizer)
 * Steven Walling (Community Organizer)

Projects
Here's what we're currently working on, in rough chronological order:


 * 1) Timestamp Position Modification
 * 2) Post-edit feedback