Amazon announces 500 new jobs in Ireland

They are looking for technology staff.  Amazon has announced that it will be creating 500 jobs. According to The Irish Times, they will be filling roles as data centre technicians, software engineers and customer support staff. It's believed the roles will be created within the next two years in the Dublin office. Amazon Ireland’s general manager Jeff Caselden has said, “It’s driven by the fact that the business continues to grow at a really rapid rate. For AWS (Amazon Web Services) we have over one million customers over 190 countries.”

Speaking about the jobs announcement, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation Mary Mitchell O’Connor said, “Creating so many new jobs, as announced today, and having such a solid presence in both Dublin and Cork, makes this company a key player for us in developing the knowledge-based sector in Ireland.

“It is admirable to have such a cutting-edge company pushing out the new boundaries and being able to find the talent to do so in Ireland.”

Amazon has been in Ireland since 2004 and currently employs approximately 1,700 between the Dublin and Cork branches.