Overview:

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer 2

About Catalyst Brands:

Catalyst Brands is a leading U.S.-based retail organization formed in 2025 through the merger of JCPenney and SPARC Group, combining multiple iconic fashion brands under one umbrella. The company manages a diversified portfolio of well-known brands including Aéropostale, Brooks Brothers, Nautica, Lucky Brand, and JCPenney. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Catalyst Brands focuses on delivering modern retail experiences while leveraging the heritage of established global brands. With a workforce of over tens of thousands and multi-billion-dollar revenue, the organization operates at a large scale across retail, e-commerce, and supply chain domains. The company emphasizes innovation, digital transformation, and customer-centric strategies to enhance brand value and consumer engagement. Catalyst Brands is expanding its global presence, including a growing capability centre in India that supports technology, digital operations, and analytics. It aims to drive operational excellence and business growth by integrating technology, data-driven insights, and efficient retail practices.

Key Responsibilities

- Design, develop, enhance, and support enterprise-grade applications for Order Management and Order Fulfillment systems.
- Build and maintain scalable backend services using Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices architecture.
- Develop and integrate Web Services, REST APIs, and event-driven services across distributed platforms.
- Work with AWS cloud services to build secure, resilient, and highly available solutions.
- Design and manage data solutions using Astra DB and relational databases such as Oracle/SQL.
- Implement secure authentication and authorization frameworks using OAuth2 and API security best practices.




- Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, QA, and cross-functional teams to deliver features from design through deployment.
- Perform code reviews, unit testing, debugging, performance tuning, and root cause analysis to ensure high-quality delivery.
- Support CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, environment stability, and production releases as part of DevOps practices.
- Drive continuous improvement in application architecture, performance, observability, and operational excellence.

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience in software development, enterprise applications, or Order Management/Fulfillment systems.
- Strong hands-on experience in Java/J2EE and Spring Boot.
- Strong experience in building Microservices-based architectures.
- Solid expertise in Web Services, APIs, and RESTful service development.
- Hands-on experience with AWS cloud services and cloud-native application development.
- Experience working with Astra DB and relational databases such as Oracle or SQL.
- Good understanding of OAuth2, API security, and secure integration patterns.
- Experience with DevOps processes, CI/CD pipelines, source control tools, and agile delivery models.
- Robust problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with Kafka or other event-streaming/messaging technologies.
- Exposure to Docker, Kubernetes, and container-based deployment models.
- Experience in retail, digital commerce, or fulfillment domains.
- Familiarity with monitoring, logging, performance engineering, and production support practices.
- Experience working in large-scale enterprise and cross-functional environments.

Pay Range: INR ₹0.00 - INR ₹0.00 /Yr.

📌 Senior Engineer 2 (India)
🏢 JCPenney
📍 India