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We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.
Position Summary:
Looking for a career that rewards you? As a Back-End Pharmacy Technician with Omnicare, you will not only find rewarding work in your community, but a team focused on providing a supportive and innovative team environment for all members.
Day In The Life:
As an Back-End Pharmacy Technician, you will work to ensure all medication needs and regulatory standards are met for our patients. You will work in various workstations allowing you to grow your skillsets further. Our back-end team focuses on order fulfillment in our closed-door pharmacy setting, including packaging and dispensing of medication, reviewing delivery orders and bins for accuracy, and coordinating stock rotations. Additional tasks and responsibilities include:
- Rotating and working in various assigned pharmacy workstations including: Packaging, Staging, Returns, Receiving, Narcotics, IV, Ekit, Compounding, Omnicell Cycle Fill, Machine Packaging
- Receiving product deliveries, pull and stage product for distribution, rotate stock, and coordinate activities with drivers to ensure shipments are accurate and deliveries are timely
- Performing physical inventories of medication
The Team:
Omnicare, a CVS Health Company, provides care to those in skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities, and chronic care settings.
Although Omnicare pharmacies are not open to the public, you’ll work amongst great colleagues in a supportive environment aligned with the company’s mission, allowing our customers to focus on giving their patients the best care.
Required Qualifications:
- Certification/licensed/registered pharmacy technician or as required by state law
- One (1) or more years of experience as a pharmacy technician or equivalent experience
Preferred Qualifications:
Additional Skills/Experience, but not Required:
- Prior experience in the long-term care industry
- Prior experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting
- PTCB National Certification
- Five (5) or more years of experience as a pharmacy technician or equivalent experience
Education:
- Verifiable High School Diploma or GED
Anticipated Weekly Hours
40Time Type
Full timePay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$16.00 - $26.21This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.
This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.
Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 12/31/2026
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.
Position Summary:
Looking for a career that rewards you? As a Back-End Pharmacy Technician with Omnicare, you will not only find rewarding work in your community, but a team focused on providing a supportive and innovative team environment for all members.
Day In The Life:
As an Back-End Pharmacy Technician, you will work to ensure all medication needs and regulatory standards are met for our patients. You will work in various workstations allowing you to grow your skillsets further. Our back-end team focuses on order fulfillment in our closed-door pharmacy setting, including packaging and dispensing of medication, reviewing delivery orders and bins for accuracy, and coordinating stock rotations. Additional tasks and responsibilities include:
- Rotating and working in various assigned pharmacy workstations including: Packaging, Staging, Returns, Receiving, Narcotics, IV, Ekit, Compounding, Omnicell Cycle Fill, Machine Packaging
- Receiving product deliveries, pull and stage product for distribution, rotate stock, and coordinate activities with drivers to ensure shipments are accurate and deliveries are timely
- Performing physical inventories of medication
The Team:
Omnicare, a CVS Health Company, provides care to those in skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities, and chronic care settings.
Although Omnicare pharmacies are not open to the public, you’ll work amongst great colleagues in a supportive environment aligned with the company’s mission, allowing our customers to focus on giving their patients the best care.
Required Qualifications:
- Certification/licensed/registered pharmacy technician or as required by state law
- One (1) or more years of experience as a pharmacy technician or equivalent experience
Preferred Qualifications:
Additional Skills/Experience, but not Required:
- Prior experience in the long-term care industry
- Prior experience in a pharmacy, retail, medical, or customer service setting
- PTCB National Certification
- Five (5) or more years of experience as a pharmacy technician or equivalent experience
Education:
- Verifiable High School Diploma or GED
Anticipated Weekly Hours
40Time Type
Full timePay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$16.00 - $26.21This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.
This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.
Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 12/31/2026
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
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Who's Hiring
- CVS Health29
- ALTRUIST16
- JPMorganChase15
- Tillster11
- ASML6
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software13
- Insurance6
- Hospitality & Tourism3
- Sports & Recreation2
- Electronics & Hardware2
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in lead backend engineer jobs.
- Five or more years of backend engineering experience with at least one year in a lead or tech lead role
- Deep proficiency in one or more backend languages such as Go, Java, Python, or Kotlin
- Hands-on experience designing and scaling distributed systems and microservices architectures
- Strong command of relational and NoSQL databases including schema design, indexing, and query optimization
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure and containerization tools like Kubernetes and Docker
- Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and drive technical standards across a team
Tips for Your Lead Backend Engineer Job Search
Tailor your resume to system scale
Lead backend roles screen for demonstrated scale, so your resume needs specific numbers: request volume, database size, latency targets. Hiring managers skip resumes that describe responsibilities without showing the engineering problem you were solving at that scale.
Highlight cross-functional leadership experience
Lead roles expect you to drive technical decisions across teams, not just write code. Call out moments where you defined API contracts with frontend teams, unblocked a product launch, or resolved an architectural disagreement with a concrete outcome.
Target companies by backend stack fit
Filter openings by the stack you know deeply, whether that is Go, Java, Kotlin, or Python. A strong match on language and framework gets you past automated screens faster and signals genuine fit to technical interviewers who will probe your depth.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists lead backend engineer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare a system design story for each application
Lead backend interviews almost always include a system design round. Before each interview, prep a real design story from your experience that covers tradeoffs, failure modes, and the decision you made, specific to that company's domain so the example lands.
Negotiate scope alongside compensation
At the lead level, the scope of your role matters as much as the offer. Ask directly what systems you will own, how architectural decisions get made, and whether this role has a path to staff or principal. Unclear answers are a red flag.
Lead Backend Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most lead backend engineers?
The companies hiring the most lead backend engineers right now include CVS Health, ALTRUIST, and JPMorganChase, with the largest share of openings in California, Texas, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Fintech, healthtech, and enterprise SaaS companies consistently account for a large portion of active lead backend openings.
How many lead backend engineer jobs are remote?
About 68% of lead backend engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting the strong remote culture across the software engineering market. Roles focused on platform engineering, API development, and cloud infrastructure tend to have the highest remote availability compared to embedded or on-site product teams.
How do you become a lead backend engineer?
Start by building deep expertise in at least one backend language and gaining experience with distributed systems at meaningful scale. Move into informal leadership by owning entire services, mentoring junior engineers, and driving architectural decisions. Getting to the lead title typically requires demonstrating that you can set technical direction and unblock a team, not just execute tickets.
Can you get hired as a lead backend engineer with limited experience?
It is possible if you can show strong ownership in a smaller company or startup where your scope punched above your title. Hiring managers care more about whether you have designed and operated systems end-to-end than whether your previous job was formally called lead. A portfolio of open-source contributions or a well-documented side project running in production can bridge the gap.
What does the lead backend engineer interview process look like?
Most processes include a recruiter screen, a technical phone screen covering backend fundamentals, a system design round where you architect a service from scratch, a coding round focused on data structures and algorithms, and a final loop with engineering managers and cross-functional partners. Lead-level loops often add a behavioral round probing how you handle technical disagreements, mentorship, and prioritization under pressure.
Where can I find and apply to lead backend engineer jobs?
You can find and apply to lead backend engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your experience and stack, then apply directly to each listing from the page.
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