Amazon to hire 2000 people in U.K

Online e-commerce giant Amazon is planning to add 2,000 employees to their workforce in the U.K region. The new hires include data scientists, engineers, and software developers. 

The company’s workforce in the U.K will total almost 30,000 people by the end of the year and will include cloud and machine learning experts, corporate roles, and delivery workers, according to a company statement. 

A media report suggests that out of the new jobs, 170 workers will be based at Amazon’s development centers in Cambridge, Edinburgh, and London, which specialize in technologies such as the voice-recognition tool Alexa and drone-delivery service Prime Air, among other projects.

It can be recalled that the tech giant is working continuously in the direction of customer delivery from last six years. All the new hires will work closely in different domains such as Amazon Video, Web services, etc. 

“We are delighted to be able to continue to invest and grow our U.K. business," Doug Gurr, Head of Amazon’s U.K. operations, said in a statement. “The U.K. is a fantastic hub for global talent and the exciting, innovative work that takes place here benefits Amazon’s customers around the world."