The Walt Disney Company · 3 hours ago
Principal Software Engineer - iOS, Swift
Santa Monica, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
$188K/yr - $253K/yrThe Walt Disney Company is a global leader in media and entertainment, seeking a Principal Software Engineer to join their Apple team. This role involves overseeing the development of feature-rich applications for Disney+, leading a collaborative team, and driving innovation in high-profile products used by millions.
Amusement Park and ArcadeAnimationConsumer GoodsDigital MediaE-CommerceMedia and EntertainmentMulti-level MarketingPerforming ArtsResorts
Responsibilities
Oversee development of feature-rich native iOS, tvOS and visionOS applications for iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro
Identify areas for growth within the team processes and develop new systems for collaboration
Write clear, well-tested, performant code
Lead efforts to create sustainable, well-architected, long-lasting solutions for our most challenging opportunities
Guide an agile squad participating in the full lifecycle of application development, including being the key point of contact for entire initiatives
Mentor leads and senior team members and support peers through code review and pair programming
Create opportunities to learn and teach others
Work across multiple teams to drive initiatives to success
Work with product, design, services and QA partners to define what we should build and how we should build it
Qualification
Required
Expert knowledge of Swift, Apple Frameworks, and the Xcode ecosystem
Experience leading a team, including delegating responsibility and balancing competing priorities
Experience integrating with backend systems, web services, and third-party software
Hold high standards of quality for both the codebases you contribute to and the applications you build
A growth mindset towards learning, experience mentoring others, and a desire to give and receive feedback
Experience composing and presenting thoughtful and implementable solutions to a variety of stakeholders (technical and non-technical)
Experience working across multiple organizations to deliver complex solutions with many dependencies
Benefits
A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
Full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits
Company
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company started as a cartoon studio and evolves into sports coverage and television shows.
Founded in 1923
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
The Walt Disney Company has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (83)
2024 (63)
2023 (96)
2022 (130)
2021 (30)
2020 (40)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$11BKey Investors
Citibank
2020-04-13Post Ipo Debt· $5B
2020-03-20Post Ipo Debt· $6B
1978-01-06IPO
Leadership Team
Robert Iger
CEO
Christine M. McCarthy
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2025-12-24
Company data provided by crunchbase