Inside Amazon

Corporate Office in Seattle, Washington

With a capital markets and financial background, this tech enthusiast with a love for Alexa found her perfect fit. “I was one of the first beta testers of the Amazon Echo, and thought voice was the future.” Now, Melissa works with major retailers that sell Echo devices in stores.

The 21st floor of Seattle's Oscar building is the 4th feature in the Creative Spaces series. Café-goers are treated to a panoramic view of Seattle along with some peace and quiet.

Got a question about working at Amazon? Join us for a live Q&A with Principal Recruiter, Gary Conaway, on Thursday, Feb. 8th at 10:30am PST.

Gary will be discussing applying to Amazon, our Leadership Principles, life at Amazon and more. Leave your question for Gary in the comments below, and we’ll select a few to answer.

Using systems and capabilities that have already been built for our core businesses, the DRbA (Disaster Relief by Amazon) team is working to make the world better prepared when a disaster hits.

The 3rd feature on our Creative Spaces series are the phone-booth-style pods scattered across campus. These pods offer Amazonians a private place for a quick phone call or moment of focus.

Get to know Celine Smihula. She’s a Lead Recruiter on the Consumer Sales and Marketing team in Prague.

"Our recruitment team in Prague showcases this at campus events, which gives students a virtual tour of the Amazon Fulfillment Center in the Czech Republic."

Here's how you can to join her team: http://amzn.to/2z0kfUa

Employee photo of the week via @MelMilloway on Twitter: "I had a fun time at my 3rd Amazon Post Holiday Party. Always #BePeculiar"

Amazon made LinkedIn’s list of "companies that 20-somethings are dying to work for." Good news. We're hiring.

Jules believes thriving at Amazon means knowing what to expect. "It's something I talk to new hires about a lot," he says. Read more on Jules' perspective on how to be successful at Amazon.

As part of our Creative Spaces series, we're sharing everything from nooks to entire floors where Amazonians told us they like to be inspired. Today's creative space is Varzea's fifth floor cafe. The cafe provides an abundance of seating to spread out on while taking in views of South Lake Union.

We asked Amazonians where they like to get inspired as part of our Creative Spaces series, and here's what they told us. The first creative space we’re sharing is Doppler's community stairs, located on the second floor. It offers a tiered seating experience to work and people watch.

How do you have fun with over 40,000 people for a post-holiday company party? A major headliner, dozens of food vendors, and fun for all.

Get to know Jason Jajalla. He’s a UX Designer on the People Tech team. “This is basically me as a cliche: motorbikes and dogs. Domo likes to come along for rides so we'll hit up parks and beaches scattered all around Vancouver. The doggles add extra street cred for a guy that is terrified of plastic bags in the wind.”

The Proust Questionnaire was popularized by Marcel Proust, who believed that an individual will reveal their true nature in answering these questions. We put this to the test with Sandy Carter, the VP of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud.