In a statement, released yesterday, the online retail giant said the new roles would include machine learning scientists, knowledge engineers, data scientists, mathematical modellers, speech scientists and software engineers at the location at One The Square in the CB1 business district, adjacent to Cambridge train station.

Amazon also pledged to create 5,000 new permanent roles across the country, bringing its full-time workforce to 24,000. The new roles are available to people “with all types of experience, education and skill levels” – from software developers, engineers and technicians, to those seeking entry-level positions and on-the-job training.

• What do you think about the new R&D site? Do you work with Amazon to find the highly technical roles needed? Email us at [email protected] or tweet us below to tell us your thoughts. We will run comments online in a round-up at the end of the week.

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