Amazon Expands Presence In Tempe, Adds Jobs

PHOENIX — Amazon is expanding its reach in Arizona once again with the lease of a new building near Tempe Town Lake's technology hub. The tech giant, already one of the state's largest employers, will also add 500 new jobs.

The company announced it would lease 90,000 square feet of office space in an under-construction building at 100 S. Mill Avenue in the heart of downtown Tempe, north of Arizona State University's main campus. Amazon has other office space nearby and currently employs 17,500 full-time and part-time workers in Arizona, the company said Tuesday.

"We’ve been able to hire great talent in Phoenix and our teams here have been developing some of Amazon’s latest inventions – now we want to double down on our hiring efforts in the city,” said Doug Welzel, site lead at the company's Phoenix corporate office, in a statement. “We look forward to continue working with the wider Phoenix community and local leaders to attract and develop the best innovators in the region and become a new source of growth for the city’s economy.”

Amazon said it will also expand its footprint in Dallas, Detroit, Denver, New York City and San Diego.

The 500 new positions in Tempe will include systems development engineers, data scientists and marketing and human-relations staff. Amazon already employs many Arizonans in its distribution centers and in various Whole Foods Market locations across the Valley.

The company said it is currently hiring to fill 20,000 positions in various sectors across the country.

To apply or learn more, go to amazon.jobs.