Amazon Reaches Out to Former Employees for AI Roles
Amazon taps former workers as it expands AI hiring. Image: Marques Thomas/Unsplash
Amazon recruiters are contacting former employees, including some who were laid off, about AI and cloud roles. Here’s what the outreach means for AWS customers.
Sep 24, 2026
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Amazon is contacting former employees about open roles, including some workers it previously laid off.
Recruiter messages first reported by Business Insider show Amazon approaching former employees about openings in its AI and cloud businesses.
In one August campaign, a recruiter for Amazon’s AI agent organization, directed by Amazon Web Services Vice President Swami Sivasubramanian, approached alumni about machine learning jobs through an effort dubbed “Swami’s Boomerang Reengagement Initiative.”
“A lot has changed since you were here, and...
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