The Wikimedia Foundation is looking for a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to join our executive team. As a member of the organization’s leadership team and senior technology executive, the CTO will lead the technical roadmap for the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikimedia projects, in cooperation with our global communities of volunteers contributors, users, and researchers.

The CTO is responsible for the evolution, development, and delivery of our core platform and architecture. They have a deep understanding of open source development practice and emerging technologies, and the ability to anticipate and incorporate relevant developments into our technical roadmap. They can evaluate complex information, provide recommendations, engage diverse constituencies in decision making, and develop and execute on effective plans of action. They have a record of success and progressive responsibility for budgets and teams.

The ideal candidate has experience contributing to or supporting global free software or free culture projects, and engaging free software contributors to produce high-quality, widely adopted software. They empower their team and communicate effectively. They embody and promote the Wikimedia vision and values, and our commitment to providing freely-available knowledge for all.

Reports to: Executive Director

Location: San Francisco, CA or Remote