Engineer 2 - Backend

Engineer 2 – Backend

 JCPenney is the shopping destination for diverse, working American families. With inclusivity at its core, the Company’s product assortment meets customers’ everyday needs and helps them commemorate every special occasion with style, quality, and value. JCPenney offers a broad portfolio of fashion, apparel, home, beauty, and jewellery from national and private brands and provides personal services including salon, portrait, and optical. The Company and its 50,000 associates worldwide serve customers where, when, and how they want to shop – from jcp.com to more than 650 stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.

The JCPenney Services India office opened in 2016 and is an extension of the JCPenney office in the US. With over 700 employees, the centre provides critical functions including technology, e-commerce operations, retail operations, merchandising, and other capabilities. The JCPSI centre is not only an alternative location but critical to JCPenney’s long term strategy.

For additional information, please visit jcp.com and follow JCPenney India on LinkedIn and Instagram. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work directly with other JCPenney IT associates as well as JCPenney business customers to communicate technical capabilities and own complete development responsibilities
• Work with business analysts to estimate and design effective, scalable, and maintainable solutions that meet business initiatives and objectives
• Develop and unit test software that meets business requirements and technical design
• Work directly with other JCPenney IT associates as well as JCPenney business customers to communicate technical capabilities
• Troubleshoot pre- and post-production implementations
• Propose new ideas when there is strong business value and stay up to date on the latest technology trends and techniques

Core Competencies & Accomplishments:

• 5+ years of experience developing in Java technologies with equivalent experience in systems analysis, OO design, OO programming and debugging skills
• 2+ years of Java Spring Framework development along with Spring Boot & Microservices experience
• 2+ years of RDBMS and NoSQL experience (preferably Cassandra)
• 2+ years of cloud experience (preferably AWS)
• Experience developing and using RESTful APIs (preferably micro services)
• Proficiency in front-end technologies, particularly React, is advantageous
• Experience with Java application profiling and profiling tools
• Experience in retail domain is preferable.
• Experience working in cross-functional Agile/Scrum teams
• Experience working directly with business stakeholders
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

Enjoy a rewarding career at JCPenney India, where we offer a competitive benefits package, a vibrant work environment, and the opportunity to make a difference at one of America's most iconic retailers. 

• Benefits: Medical insurance coverage, Accident insurance, Life and Gratuity insurance, Employee assistance program, creche/day care support,adoption assistance program,paid leaves, maternity leave, paternity leave, bereavement leave, adoption leave, compensatory leave,free cab services(door pick up and door drop),Ekin care.
• On-site amenities: Onsite sick/wellness room, office doctor visits, cafeteria services(free lunch),tuck shop, nursing/lactation room,footstools for expecting mothers, gym, innovation lab, recreation room, vibrant co-working spaces and meeting rooms.
• Exciting location: Our office is located in one of India's largest contiguous and most-well known business parks. Spanning 15.2 msf, Embassy Manyata is located in a prominent growth corridor, which connects the international airport to the city centre.
• Opportunities for growth and development: We are committed to helping our employees grow their careers and develop their skills. We offer a variety of training and development programs, as well as opportunities for advancement.
• Collaborative and supportive culture: We believe in creating a workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. We encourage teamwork and collaboration, and we are always looking for ways to support our employees' success. 

About JCPenney: 

JCPenney is the shopping destination for diverse, working American families. With inclusivity at its core, the Company’s product assortment meets customers’ everyday needs and helps them commemorate every special occasion with style, quality and value. JCPenney offers a broad portfolio of fashion, apparel, home, beauty and jewelry from national and private brands and provides personal services including salon, portrait and optical. The Company and its 50,000 associates worldwide serve customers where, when and how they want to shop – from jcp.com to more than 650 stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. In 2022, JCPenney celebrates 120 years as an iconic American brand by continuing its legacy of connecting with customers through shopping and community engagement. Please visit JCPenney’s Newsroom to learn more and follow JCPenney on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.

For more opportunities to join our team please visit our careers page.