Coming off a strong year reinforced by the previous earnings season, where it reported $13.5 billion in revenue up 32% from the year prior, Amazon Web Services also needs that talent to continue building its extensive product portfolio. The $54 billion cloud giant has a record of attracting top talent from across the industry some of its employees have gone on to found their own companies or are making waves in tech in other ways.
American companies like Amazon are required to disclose salary information when they apply for H-1B work visas on behalf of high skilled current or prospective foreign workers. Silicon Valley has long relied on the visa to stay competitive, hiring tens of thousands of workers every year.