The Software Engineer (Java) II position involves identifying business needs by establishing personal rapport with clients, designing, developing, and implementing highly scalable client-server programs in a cloud environment. The role requires identifying appropriate microservice implementations and building cloud-hosted services, recommending alternate approaches, analyzing product design impacts, and providing sizing estimates. Collaboration with cross-platform team members to build effective integrations is essential. The engineer will participate in design sessions and code reviews, work with business requirement partners to refine the graphical user experience, and confirm program operation through various testing methods. Responsibilities also include preparing project-related documentation, completing development activities, identifying new technologies to improve infrastructure, and developing tools to enhance testing quality and efficiency. The position may involve leading software development projects, mentoring new team members, and adapting to new programming languages and technologies as needed.