Senior Full Stack Developer – Java

Wostmann & Associates, Inc.; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Full-time opportunity

Medical and dental insurance

401k plan

Paid holidays, vacation

Job summary

Wostmann and Associates, Inc. is seeking a Senior Full Stack Developer with deep enterprise Java expertise to design and deliver cloud-native solutions for government and private-sector clients.

You may lead backend or full-stack architecture, driving system design decisions while collaborating with end users and project teams to deliver reliable, maintainable enterprise applications. The role requires strong mentoring and cross-functional communication.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science or related field is required.
• 8+ years of enterprise software development experience with leadership or mentoring.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise Java, Spring/Spring Boot, Maven/Gradle, and microservices.
• Experience building cloud-native, distributed systems with Docker/Kubernetes and CI/CD.
• Experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL/Oracle) or cloud databases.
• Experience with event-driven architectures and modern APIs.
• Ability to learn new stacks quickly and work in Alaska business hours.
• Strong communication skills and collaboration across teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise Java backend systems of microservices.
• Architect cloud-native distributed systems deployed in Kubernetes.
• Translate requirements into scalable designs including API contracts.
• Lead projects and mentor junior developers.
• Collaborate with clients and contractors to safeguard the broader environment.
• Provide technical guidance and contribute to frontend when needed (React).
• Create technical docs, requirements, and system specifications.

Skills

Enterprise Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Cloud platforms

PostgreSQL/Oracle

Reactive programming

Git

Education

B.S. degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Maven

Gradle

React

GraphQL

Liquibase

Job description

Location: Juneau or Anchorage, Alaska (strongly preferred) | Remote considered for the right candidate; occasional travel to our Alaska offices and client sites should be expected Schedule: Core Alaska business hours required (8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Alaska Time)

Who We Are

Wostmann and Associates, Inc. (WAI) is an employee-owned IT consulting firm headquartered in Juneau, Alaska, with an additional office in Anchorage and remote staff across the Contiguous United States. Founded in 1984, WAI has spent over four decades providing software engineering, technology integration, system analysis, project management, quality assurance, and information security services to state and federal agencies and private‑sector clients. As a federal HUBZone‑certified firm, we deliver practical results for our customers through the informed use of information technology and a solid understanding of business needs, culture, and technical environment. We seek people with a combination of programming, consulting, and business experience.

About the Role

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Full Stack Developer with deep expertise in enterprise Java and developing cloud‑native enterprise solutions to support our government and private‑sector clients. Depending on the engagement, this role may serve as the technical lead for backend or full‑stack architecture on one of our client engagements, taking ownership of system design and implementation decisions while working closely with end users and other project team members to deliver reliable, maintainable enterprise applications.

Depending on the engagement, job duties may include:

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise Java‑based backend systems composed of independently‑deployable microservices leveraging reactive design principles.
• Architect and implement cloud‑native, distributed systems deployed in containerized, Kubernetes‑based environments.
• Translate system requirements into scalable technical designs, including service architecture, API contracts, and data models.
• Lead and participate in projects of varying size and complexity, serving as technical lead when needed.
• Work with clients and other contractors to ensure new development and modifications don’t negatively affect the broader client environment.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers.
• Contribute across the full stack — including front‑end development in React — when an engagement calls for it.
• Write technical documentation, requirements, process flows, and system specifications.

Competitive compensation package

Full‑time opportunity

Medical and dental insurance

401k plan

Paid holidays, vacation

Required Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field required.
• 8+ years of enterprise software development experience, including experience leading technical initiatives or mentoring other developers.
• Excellent working knowledge of enterprise Java or equivalent JVM languages (Scala, Kotlin), Spring, Spring Boot, Java build tools such as Maven and Gradle, and microservices architecture, with Akka experience a strong plus.
• Demonstrated experience building and deploying cloud‑native, distributed enterprise systems, including containerized microservices (Docker, Kubernetes), Git‑based CI/CD pipelines, and a major cloud platform such as GCP, AWS, or Azure.
• Experience with relational databases such as PostgreSQL, Oracle, or cloud‑managed databases (e.g., Google Cloud SQL).
• Experience with message‑based/event‑driven architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly learn new technology stacks, languages, and frameworks, along with the underlying business processes they support.
• Ability to work core Alaska business hours (8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Alaska Time).

Soft Skills

• Strong problem‑solving and critical‑thinking skills, with the initiative and creativity to identify pragmatic, results‑oriented solutions.
• Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills, with the ability to coordinate effectively across technical and non‑technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• React and/or Material UI experience for front‑end or full‑stack contributions.
• GraphQL API development experience, particularly with Spring GraphQL.
• Experience with reactive or functional programming patterns (e.g., Spring WebFlux, Vavr).
• Familiarity with event sourcing and CQRS.
• Experience with schema/version‑control tooling such as Liquibase.
• Hands‑on experience with cloud platform services particularly with GCP cloud services such as Pub/Sub, Cloud Storage, and Cloud SQL.
• Prior experience as a consultant, particularly on large enterprise software projects.
• Experience working with State and Federal agencies operating in Alaska.