Senior Staff Software Development Engineer - iOS

Job Description: About Our Organization:

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile, and live events. With unrivaled quality content for over 130 years, Dow Jones has one of the world’s largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, MarketWatch, and more. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV).

About the Team:

Our Technology team drives the evolution of our Technology, Engineering, Data,

Product and User Experience functions. With a keen focus on delivering cutting-edge

solutions, we shape the digital landscape for our customers, readers, and users. From

revolutionizing visuals to optimizing tools and harnessing the power of data, mobile,

video, and social platforms, our team is committed to providing a seamless and

immersive experience across all touchpoints. Collaborating closely with our newsrooms

and strategic partners, we spearhead the development of groundbreaking products and

technologies.

About the Role:

This role sits within the Mobile Engineering team, responsible for delivering world-class mobile experiences for premium Dow Jones brands. As a Senior Principal Engineer, you will serve as a technical leader across multiple teams and product areas, setting strategic direction for mobile architecture and infrastructure. Your focus will be on solving the most complex, cross-cutting engineering challenges, guiding long-term platform decisions, and ensuring technical excellence at scale. You will shape the future of mobile development at Dow Jones by driving critical technical initiatives, mentoring engineering leaders, and championing practices that elevate velocity, quality, and innovation.

You Will:

• Set technical direction and architectural vision for large-scale mobile initiatives across multiple product teams and brands.

• Drive alignment across engineering, product, and design by translating complex business goals into resilient, scalable technical solutions.

• Lead modernization efforts to reduce tech debt, improve performance, and streamline platform development across the iOS platform.

• Act as a trusted advisor and mentor to principal and lead engineers, promoting technical growth and engineering excellence.

• Partner closely with leadership to influence cross-functional roadmaps.

• Represent mobile engineering in company-wide architectural reviews and ensure mobile strategy aligns with overall technical direction.

You Have:

• 10+ years of experience in mobile engineering, with deep iOS expertise and proven impact beyond individual apps or teams.

• Demonstrated experience setting mobile architectural direction at scale and guiding teams through large system redesigns or platform transitions.

• Strong technical depth in system design, infrastructure, and performance optimization.

• A collaborative mindset, with excellent communication skills and a track record of influencing across engineering, product, and executive leadership.

• Experience with platform thinking—building tools, components, or CI/CD systems that accelerate feature teams.

• Familiarity with cross-platform strategy, Android development, and backend technologies such as GraphQL, cloud services, and analytics platforms.

• A passion for news and mission-driven products; experience in media or journalism is a plus.

Our Benefits:

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans

• Paid Time Off

• Retirement Plans

• Comprehensive Insurance Plans

• Lifestyle programs & Wellness Resources

• Education Benefits

• Family Care Benefits & Caregiving Support

• Commuter Transit Program

• Subscription Discounts

• Employee Referral Program

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets .

Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, please reach out to us at [email protected]. Please put Reasonable Accommodation in the subject line. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates. 

Reasonable accommodation: Dow Jones, Making Careers Newsworthy - We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO/Disabled/Vets. Dow Jones is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities, in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application, due to a disability, email us at [email protected]. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates.

Business Area:

Dow Jones - Technology

Job Category:

Software Product Engineering

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Pay Range: $165,000 - $210,000

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce..