Amazon investing in British tech talent
Amazon is focused on bolstering its innovation network across the U.K.
In addition to opening a new corporate office in Manchester, England, in 2019, Amazon will also increase the capacity of its development centers in Edinburgh and Cambridge. The new investments will provide additional capacity for over 1,000 new highly-skilled technology roles in the U.K.
The new corporate office in Manchester, which will be located in the city’s iconic Hanover Building, will be a six-story, 90,000 sq. ft. site. It will also employ at least 600 employees who will work on projects benefitting Amazon’s customers around the world, including software development, machine learning and research and development. This work will complement existing efforts happening at Development Centers in London, Cambridge and Edinburgh.
The expansion of Amazon’s Development Centre in Edinburgh will encompass three floors in the city’s Waverley Gate building, and employ more than 250 new professionals focused on new advertising technology and personalized shopping recommendations. These efforts will also complement the “hundreds” of software engineers, machine learning scientists and user experience designers already working at the Scotland Development Centre.
Meanwhile, investments in Amazon’s Cambridge Development Centre will create capacity for an additional 180 new roles. The facility already houses R&D teams that bring new consumer innovations including Amazon devices; Amazon Alexa; AWS; Prime Air, and core machine learning and retail systems.
“With the UK taking a leading role in our global innovation, we are delighted to announce plans to create capacity for over 1,000 new highly-skilled roles across the country,” said Doug Gurr, UK Country Manager, Amazon. “These are Silicon Valley jobs in Britain, and further cement our long-term commitment to the U.K.”
Another technology project that Amazon may be considering in the U.K is price-comparison site for healthcare, according to Reuters.
One source revealed that Amazon would contribute products to a British price comparison website, a move that would give the online giant a foothold into the region’s financial services. Another source denied any immediate plans to launch a site, Reuters reported.
In addition to opening a new corporate office in Manchester, England, in 2019, Amazon will also increase the capacity of its development centers in Edinburgh and Cambridge. The new investments will provide additional capacity for over 1,000 new highly-skilled technology roles in the U.K.
The new corporate office in Manchester, which will be located in the city’s iconic Hanover Building, will be a six-story, 90,000 sq. ft. site. It will also employ at least 600 employees who will work on projects benefitting Amazon’s customers around the world, including software development, machine learning and research and development. This work will complement existing efforts happening at Development Centers in London, Cambridge and Edinburgh.
The expansion of Amazon’s Development Centre in Edinburgh will encompass three floors in the city’s Waverley Gate building, and employ more than 250 new professionals focused on new advertising technology and personalized shopping recommendations. These efforts will also complement the “hundreds” of software engineers, machine learning scientists and user experience designers already working at the Scotland Development Centre.
Meanwhile, investments in Amazon’s Cambridge Development Centre will create capacity for an additional 180 new roles. The facility already houses R&D teams that bring new consumer innovations including Amazon devices; Amazon Alexa; AWS; Prime Air, and core machine learning and retail systems.
“With the UK taking a leading role in our global innovation, we are delighted to announce plans to create capacity for over 1,000 new highly-skilled roles across the country,” said Doug Gurr, UK Country Manager, Amazon. “These are Silicon Valley jobs in Britain, and further cement our long-term commitment to the U.K.”
Another technology project that Amazon may be considering in the U.K is price-comparison site for healthcare, according to Reuters.
One source revealed that Amazon would contribute products to a British price comparison website, a move that would give the online giant a foothold into the region’s financial services. Another source denied any immediate plans to launch a site, Reuters reported.