Amazon Expanding Phoenix Hub With 550 Corporate, Tech Jobs

Amazon plans to expand its Phoenix Tech Hub, adding more than 550 corporate and tech jobs in Tempe, Arizona, over the next few years, adding to the 5,000 corporate and tech jobs it now has in the Phoenix area, it said Tuesday. The new roles -- software development engineers, senior solution architects, project managers and business analysts -- will support teams in consumer retail, Amazon Web Services, and operations, it said. Amazon is building a 63,000-square-foot expansion at its existing offices in Tempe that’s set to open late next year. The company referenced two programs it launched to attract employees: Amazon Returnship, a 16-week program to help professionals get back to work after they have lost or left a job, and Best Fit, a program that allows software engineers to be considered for “thousands” of jobs across hundreds of teams within the company via one application process. Amazon also plans to create 3,000 jobs in Austin, Chicago and Phoenix in coming years.