Amazon plans to hire 3,500 more people in US

By IANS | Published: August 19, 2020 04:00 PM2020-08-19T16:00:04+5:302020-08-19T16:10:09+5:30

.4 billion in these new offices, which will host teams supporting businesses across the company. "These 3,500 new jobs ...

Amazon plans to hire 3,500 more people in US | Amazon plans to hire 3,500 more people in US

Amazon plans to hire 3,500 more people in US

.4 billion in these new offices, which will host teams supporting businesses across the company.

"These 3,500 new jobs will be in cities across the country with strong and diverse talent pools. We look forward to helping these communities grow their emerging tech workforce," Beth Galetti, Senior Vice President, Human Resources at Amazon, said in a statement.

Teams in these cities will support various businesses across Amazon, including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Alexa, Amazon Advertising, Amazon Fashion, OpsTech and Amazon Fresh, among others.

The company expects to hire for a variety of roles, from Cloud infrastructure architects and software engineers to data scientists, product managers, and user experience designers.

Of these new jobs, 2,000 will be based in New York where the company has acquired the Lord & Taylor Fifth Avenue building.

Amazon plans to open a new 630,000 square foot office in the building.

With more than 876,000 employees worldwide, Amazon is one of the biggest employers in the world.

( With inputs from IANS )

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