Updated Jan 28, 2026 using last 90 days postings.

Amazon Hiring Trends – January 2026

Amazon is currently scaling its warehouse and operations management teams, particularly in the United States and Canada, focusing on roles like Operations Managers and Area Managers who oversee fulfillment centers and delivery stations to ensure safety, productivity, and customer delivery. Additionally, the company is expanding its advertising sales capabilities, hiring Amazon Ads Account Managers to drive campaign strategy and client success. There is also growth in specialized technical roles supporting continuous improvement in manufacturing and aerospace projects, software development for AI initiatives, and data center operations, reflecting a broad push to enhance operational excellence, infrastructure reliability, and advanced technology development across its logistics, advertising, and cloud businesses.

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Tracked openings

5,338

Remote share

1%

Primary hub

United States WA (686), CA (377)

Top category

Warehouse And Operations Management

Inside The Product

Summary

Amazon operates large-scale retail, advertising, fulfillment, and engineering platforms, hiring across software, hardware, supply chain, and operations functions. The dataset tracks 5,338 open roles (30 remote), reflecting hiring at scale for Ads, global fulfillment networks, and advanced manufacturing initiatives like Amazon Leo.

What They Build

  • Advertising platform and end-to-end campaign management (Amazon Ads) — media planning, forecasting, measurement, and reporting.
  • Global fulfillment and last-mile delivery network — site-level operations, shift management, safety, quality, and productivity.
  • Warehouse, logistics and operations optimization — process improvement, forecasting, and throughput scaling.
  • Advanced manufacturing and aerospace production (Amazon Leo) — cross-functional hardware/software/manufacturing integration and continuous improvement.
  • Software, data and infrastructure platforms — multiplatform development, data engineering, and systems administration to support scale.
  • Operational safety, compliance and quality assurance across sites and manufacturing.

Customers & Users

  • Advertisers and media buyers using Amazon Advertising
  • Retail consumers receiving packages and services
  • Internal and cross-functional stakeholders (sales, engineering, operations, quality, safety)
  • Manufacturing and aerospace program stakeholders (launch/test/production teams)

Workflows & Systems

  • End-to-end campaign workflows: media strategy, forecasting, cross-channel planning, launch, mid-/end-campaign optimization and measurement.
  • Shift-driven fulfillment operations using forecast reviews, productivity plans, and cross-team load balancing to meet delivery promises.
  • Continuous improvement programs applying Lean, Kaizen and Six Sigma to drive productivity and quality in logistics and manufacturing.
  • Cross-functional program management tying software, hardware, manufacturing, quality, launch and test organizations to operational outcomes.
  • Data-driven reporting and analytics to surface performance drivers for both advertising campaigns and operational metrics.

Role Insights

Warehouse And Operations Management

Hiring to run site-level fulfillment and warehouse teams, drive safety, quality and productivity across shifts (419 tracked openings).

Software Engineering

Hiring multiplatform software engineers to build systems that integrate with hardware, networks and advertising/product platforms (277 openings; mentions diverse software/hardware teams).

Operations Management

Hiring managers to lead large-scope site and regional projects, forecast capacity, mentor teams, and implement process improvements (194 openings).

Warehouse And Logistics

Hiring to optimize logistics workflows, implement productivity plans, and standardize shift practices to meet customer delivery expectations (171 openings).

Data Engineering And Infrastructure

Hiring to support measurement, forecasting, and analytics for ads and operations—enabling data-driven campaign and site decisions (164 openings).

IT Systems Administration

Hiring to maintain critical systems and infrastructure that support large-scale retail, ads, and manufacturing operations (160 openings).

Team Focus

  • Warehouse And Operations Management: 419 roles (7.8%)
  • Software Engineering: 277 roles (5.2%)
  • Operations Management: 194 roles (3.6%)
  • Warehouse And Logistics: 171 roles (3.2%)
  • Data Engineering And Infrastructure: 164 roles (3.1%)
  • It Systems Administration: 160 roles (3.0%)
  • E Commerce And Digital Marketing: 159 roles (3.0%)
  • Software Engineering Leadership: 157 roles (2.9%)

Skill Stack

Warehouse And Operations Management

Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma Kaizen Safety Management Process Improvement Team Leadership Shift Performance Analysis Material Handling Equipment

Software Engineering

Software Development Life Cycle System Design Distributed Systems Java Python AWS Agile Methodologies Code Reviews

Operations Management

Team Leadership Performance Management Productivity Planning Lean Process Kaizen Safety and Quality Compliance Data-Driven Decision Making Cross-Functional Collaboration

Warehouse And Logistics

Team Supervision Safety Compliance Inventory Management Process Improvement Labor Planning Customer Service Warehouse Operations Quality Auditing

Data Engineering And Infrastructure

Cloud Architecture AWS Services Data Modeling ETL Pipelines Big Data Technologies Data Visualization Machine Learning Workflows Project Management

It Systems Administration

Data Center Engineering Network Installation Fiber Optic Cabling Hardware Troubleshooting Network Configuration Linux Administration Ticketing Systems Safety Standards Compliance

Location Footprint

  • WA, US: 686 roles (12.9%)
  • India: 595 roles (11.1%)
  • CA, US: 377 roles (7.1%)
  • United Kingdom: 332 roles (6.2%)
  • VA, US: 282 roles (5.3%)
  • Brazil: 233 roles (4.4%)
  • TX, US: 187 roles (3.5%)
  • NY, US: 186 roles (3.5%)

Seniority Mix

  • Mid: 2543 roles (47.6%)
  • Senior: 1508 roles (28.3%)
  • Entry: 872 roles (16.3%)
  • Intern: 415 roles (7.8%)

Role Types

  • full_time: 4405 roles (82.5%)
  • internship: 584 roles (10.9%)
  • contract: 297 roles (5.6%)
  • temporary: 27 roles (0.5%)
  • part_time: 25 roles (0.5%)

Hiring Cadence