

The e-commerce giant offered "voluntary severance" packages on Tuesday and Wednesday as it continued to enact substantial layoffs across the company, according to CNBC. This year's review was complicated by the "challenging spot" the economy is in, coupled with the fact that Amazon rapidly hired employees in recent years, Jassy said. Jassy said the job reductions were a part of the company's annual operating planning review. Layoffs and buyouts will continue at Amazon into 2023, the company's CEO, Andy Jassy wrote in a post on Thursday. “Our employees benefit hundreds of millions of customers around the world by focusing on personalised shopping recommendations, digital advertising and research and development.”Īmazon has more than 2,500 employees in Scotland, across the Amazon Development Centre in Edinburgh, fulfilment centres in Dunfermline and Gourock, the Prime Now site in Glasgow, Customer Service Centre in Edinburgh and delivery stations in Edinburgh, Dundee, Bathgate, Aberdeen, Baillieston and Motherwell.ĭon't miss the latest headlines with our twice-daily newsletter - sign up here for free. Graeme Smith, managing director for Amazon Development Centre Scotland, said: “These highly skilled jobs join our incredibly talented teams in Scotland and provide exciting opportunities for those who want to be at the cutting edge of global technology.

The majority are for highly-skilled roles across a range of professions, from software developers and machine learning specialists, to applied sciences and product managers.Įdinburgh was Amazon’s first research and development centre outside of North America and it has become a global centre for innovation, software engineering and machine learning. Amazon has announced it is hiring for 100 tech and corporate jobs in Scotland.
