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Amazon has announced plans to create 3,500 new corporate and tech jobs at its Canadian tech hubs in Vancouver and Toronto. The new roles will support existing teams across Amazon, including AWS, Alexa, Amazon Advertising, and Retail and Operations Technology. The jobs created as part of today’s announcement will include software development engineers, user experience […]
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Amazon To Host 2020 Career Day on Sept 16th
Amazon is hosting its 2020 Career Day on Wednesday, September 16th and for the first time the event is open to Canadian job seekers. As a part of the North America-wide virtual event, Amazon will give participants the opportunity to learn more about the nearly 800 corporate and tech jobs currently available in Canada, with additional hourly positions in […]
Canadian Tim Bray Quits Amazon, Cities Firing Of Activist Employees
Vancouver’s Tim Bray, a Vice President and distinguished engineer at Amazon Web Services has quit, citing the company’s firing of employees he said voiced concerns over work conditions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In a blog post on his personal website, Bray, who has worked at the company since 2014, denounced the firings and said the […]
BC Tech Association Announces Finalists for 2020 Technology Impact Awards
The BC Tech Association took to Zoom today to announce the finalists for the 2020 Technology Impact Awards (TIAs). BC Tech President and CEO Jill Tipping joined co-host Riaz Meghji online to announce the finalists live amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This year the theme of the B.C.’s largest and longest-running tech awards program is “Purpose,” […]
Amazon To Hire Across Operations Network To Meet Unprecedented Demand
On March 16th, Amazon announced they would make 100,000 full- and part-time hires across their operations network to keep as many people as possible working during the coronavirus pandemic. They also announced that the company would invest over $350 million globally to increase pay for their teams during the crisis. A month later the e-commerce […]
Amazon Takes On More Office Space in Vancouver
Amazon is ramping up in Vancouver and has leased space in one of the city’s most anticipated office towers. According to Bloomberg, the e-commerce giant has leased 120,000 square feet from co-working firm IWG at 400 West Georgia. The short-term deal gives Amazon room to grow and continue to hire in the city while its […]
Explore Your Career Options With Amazon And More
Exploring your career options in Vancouver? We’ve got the event for you! Produced in partnership with Techcouver, the Tech Talent Vancouver Job Fair is a unique recruiting event that connects Vancouver’s fastest growing companies with the top tech talent in the city. Throughout the evening, hiring company execs pitch a crowd of potential employees on […]
Attention Vancouver Software Developers: Amazon is hiring 862 of you
Vancouverites are well aware of Amazon’s plans for our city. The e-commerce giant has signed a deal to occupy the largest parcel of office space in the city’s core, taking up the full city block where the old Vancouver Post Office stood. To fill that space Amazon needs to hire like crazy. Amazon currently has […]
Amazon Will Now Occupy Vancouver’s Largest Office Space
Vancouverites are well aware that Amazon has come to town but word on the street is that they’re tripling down on their footprint. According to the Globe and Mail, Amazon has signed a deal to occupy the largest parcel of office space in the city’s core. The e-commerce giant will take up the full city […]
Amazon Web Services Acquires TSO Logic
Vancouver’s TSO Logic has been acquired by Amazon Web Services (AWS). TSO Logic has built an analytics solution that helps customers plan, optimize and save on their way to the cloud. Part of the Amazon Partner Network, TSO Logic achieved AWS Migration Competency status in 2017. The designation recognizes that TSO Logic provides AWS customers […]