Meet three artisans who turned their passions into small businesses that work.
Giving people a FareStart at building better lives through food.
Michael Forzano said he has a good “mental map of the structure of the code,” which allows him to help colleagues and provide unique feedback to his team.
How Amazon helps employees like Jamie Davis reach their dreams with Career Choice.
How a film lover's passion project turned into the world's #1 movie website.
Amazon Alexa head scientist shares how his teams are working to improve customers' experiences with Echo devices.
These new hires will join the more than 6,000 full-time Amazonians across Canada, ranging from customer fulfillment associates to researchers and software engineers.
Over the last 5-years, Amazon has created more than 125 jobs in the US every day – from fulfillment centers to corporate offices, we’ve invested over $100 billion in the US alone.
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In photos: Amazon expands Vancouver Tech Hub, adding 3,000 high-tech jobs
These new hires will join the more than 6,000 full-time Amazonians across Canada, ranging from customer fulfillment associates to researchers and software engineers.
45,000 and counting
Amazon now has more than 45,000 employees in our hometown, Seattle. Discover why our employees joined, why they stay, and why their ID badges aren't all the same color.
Amazon empowers small and medium-sized businesses to reach millions of customers.
Sibling revelry: Three brothers and a sister hand-craft a furniture business
A family philosophy provides the foundation for success on Amazon.
The rise and shine of Bling Jewelry
How one woman's passion for affordable jewelry grew into a multi-million dollar business on Amazon.
We're a company of builders. It's our job to make bold bets, and we get our energy from inventing on behalf of customers.
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The inside story of how the Kindle was born
Early development team reveals untold details on Kindle e-reader’s 10-year anniversary
How to pack a Prime plane
Amazon’s Prime Air planes work on customers’ behalf to fulfill our two-day delivery promise to Prime members.
We care deeply about the communities our employees call home.
We look for uniquely Amazonian and innovative ways to make positive, lasting impacts and encourage our employees to champion causes they care about.
We look for uniquely Amazonian and innovative ways to make positive, lasting impacts and encourage our employees to champion causes they care about.
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Taking poverty off the table in Seattle
Giving people a FareStart at building better lives through food.
A $2 million running start to stop homelessness
Thanks to generous donors and supporters, Washington, D.C.-based Friendship Place met their $1 million match offer from Amazon.
If you're an inventor, you'll love being an Amazonian. From day one at Amazon, you'll take ownership of projects that have a direct impact on our customers.
How a door became a desk, and a symbol of Amazon
Today, Amazon offices around the world are filled with door desks, based on Bezos’ early design.
Coloring outside the lines
Meet the artist who transformed a fleet of Amazon trucks into delightful icons across the U.S. and U.K.
Amazon Leadership Principles
We use our Leadership Principles, every day, whether discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer's problem, or interviewing candidates.
We put our scale and inventive culture to work on sustainability and protecting the environment.
Powering a clean future
Amazon's largest wind farm to date is adding more than 1 million megawatt hours of clean energy to the grid each year.
5 things you don’t know about Amazon packaging
Learn how we invent and test new packaging to eliminate waste, ensure products arrive safely, and end “wrap rage” for our customers.
Our company
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The stories behind the peculiar building names at Amazon's headquarters
Bigfoot, Houdini, and Nessie have all taken up residence on Amazon’s Seattle urban campus, but how did they end up there?