Company Description NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Visit www.nbcuniversal.com for more information. Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world. Job Description NBC News Digital is creating the digital future for one of the world's best-known and most trusted news organizations. Our Digital Technology organization is at the center of building and improving a suite of digital products including user experiences across web, mobile apps, OTT devices, storytelling tools and a platform to distribute that content to hundreds of millions of users. Our brands include NBC News, Today, and Start TODAY. The Principal Software Engineer is a senior individual contributor with broad technical and organizational impact. This role blends deep hands-on iOS expertise with strategic leadership, helping drive technical direction across mobile platforms and shared systems within NBC News Digital. As a Principal Engineer, you will own and shepherd large, complex initiatives end-to-end, influence architectural decisions across teams, and serve as a trusted technical advisor for product and engineering leadership. You will actively mentor engineers, raise technical standards, and ensure our iOS applications deliver a high-quality, well-tested, scalable, and reliable experience for our audiences. This role reports into the Senior Engineering Manager - iOS. Responsibilities: Leadership & Technical Direction Partner closely with Product and Engineering leadership to help define technical strategy, roadmap tradeoffs, and long-term vision for iOS platforms Own and influence the end-to-end user experience for major initiatives, tying technical decisions back to product goals, OKRs, and customer impact Lead discussions and consensus-building around architectural decisions, focusing on business objectives and key results Clearly communicate technical tradeoffs and decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders Technical Execution Define and uphold the technical bar for iOS by shaping architectural patterns, quality standards, and engineering practices that scale across teams and platforms Drive and align major architectural decisions across systems by leading technical strategy discussions, authoring and reviewing tech discoveries and RFCs, and evaluating technologies with long-term business impact Establish durable, scalable delivery through shared frameworks, tooling, and testing strategies, enabling teams to ship high-quality, reliable releases with confidence Mentorship, Collaboration & Communication Actively coach and mentor engineers across levels, helping grow technical skills and strategic thinking Guide engineers on writing effective, maintainable unit and UI tests and on designing systems that are easy to test Collaborate with senior engineers across teams to define, document, and promote shared engineering best practices Share knowledge broadly to avoid silos, including documentation, demos, and technical forums Qualifications Additional Requirements: Hybrid: This position currently has a hybrid schedule, which requires contributing from the office a minimum of four days per week. The Company reserves the right to change in-office requirements at any time. This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $185,000 - $215,000 (bonus eligible) Additional Information As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to AccessibilitySupport@nbcuni.com.