Principal Engineer, iOS

3 Months ago • 10 Years + • Mobile Development • $184,300 PA - $270,700 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

This Principal Engineer, iOS role involves hands-on development of mobile applications for ESPN within the Apple ecosystem using Obj-C/Swift. You'll collaborate with a cross-functional team to conceptualize and develop world-class Disney apps. Responsibilities include designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining, and enhancing software solutions; architecting reusable solutions; providing technical leadership and mentoring; driving best engineering practices; and collaborating with various teams to meet deadlines. The role requires expertise in the Apple ecosystem, iOS/tvOS app development, and a proven track record of building significant consumer apps. You will analyze and optimize application code for efficiency, reliability, and performance, and work with minimal technical supervision.
Must have:
  • 10+ years iOS development experience
  • Apple ecosystem expertise
  • Significant consumer app experience
  • Code writing, testing, and maintenance
  • Collaboration and communication skills
  • Technical leadership and mentoring
Good to have:
  • OO design patterns
  • HTTP/S, APIs, web services expertise
  • Unit testing and CI/CD experience
  • Architectural understanding
  • Multi-threaded app experience

Job Details

Job Summary:

Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming Disney’s media business for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to maximize flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

A few reasons why we think you’d love working for Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

  • Building the future of Disney’s media business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney’s media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
  • Reach & Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day – from Disney+ and Hulu, to ABC News and Entertainment, to ESPN and ESPN+, and much more.
  • Innovation: We develop and execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

This is a hands-on engineering position developing mobile applications for ESPN inside the Apple Ecosystem with Obj-C/Swift. In this role, you will work with a cross-functional team of Product Managers, Designers, Mobile/Web/Backend Engineers, and Content Creators to conceptualize and develop world-class Disney apps. You will apply your technical expertise to manage individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables and will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions. You will architect reusable solutions that are shared across all Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology apps. You may lead others to solve complex problems and provide oversight and direction to other software engineers.

Responsibilities:

  • Drive best engineering practices to write well-constructed and easy-to-maintain code, and robust tests.
  • Challenge current architectural choices and collaborate to solve problems in innovative ways.
  • Analyze and optimize application code for efficiency, reliability and performance.
  • Collaborate efficiently with product management, technical program management, operations, and other engineering teams to capture requirements, drive implementation, and provide transparency.
  • Manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentoring to a distributed team of engineers across multiple organizations, fostering a collaborative development process.
  • Coding, PR Reviews, Writing Tests
  • Collaborating with QA and Automation Team
  • Interacting with the Product Development team to review requirements and discuss feature development

Minimum Qualifications:

  • 10+ years of hands-on professional development experience with the Apple ecosystem.
  • iOS/tvOS app development lifecycle including Apple App Store compliance policies and submissions requirements.
  • Working on a significant consumer app that is currently available in the marketplace.
  • Writing efficient, reliable, and maintainable code whether implementing architectural improvements, user-facing features, or fixing defects.
  • Troubleshooting and resolving issues, problems, and errors encountered across various platforms.
  • Analyze and optimize application code for efficiency, reliability and performance.
  • Managing multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
  • Working on a highly collaborative team that rewards quality code and effective communication.
  • Operating as an expert resource to other Software Engineers, providing an open learning environment for cross-team knowledge sharing.
  • Solving unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business.
  • Contributing to the development of functional strategy.
  • Leading project teams to achieve milestones and objectives.

Required Education:  

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Expertise of OO design patterns and concepts.
  • Expert understanding of HTTP/S, APIs, and web services.
  • Expertise with unit test frameworks and continuous integration systems.
  • Solid understanding of architecture, assisting Software Architects as necessary.
  • Solid foundation and understanding of dynamic multi-threaded mobile apps.
  • Motivated self-starter with the ability to learn and adapt to new technologies.
  • Ability to collaborate in a small, productive development team as well as the larger engineering organization.
  • Work with minimal technical supervision and supplemental engineering support.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills; can effectively articulate complex ideas and influence others through well-reasoned explanations.
  • Often regarded as an expert in their particular field.
  • Consistently involved in major work efforts of strategic importance, working directly with senior levels, often multidisciplinary in nature.


The hiring range for this position in Seattle, WA and in New York City, NY is $193,100 - $258,900 per year; the hiring range for this position in Santa Monica/Burbank/Glendale/L.A., California and in Bristol, Connecticut is $184,300 to $247,100; and the hiring range for this position in San Francisco, California is $201,900 - 270,700 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

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