Amazon plans to create 3,000 jobs in Boston with new office expansion PUBLISHED TUE, JAN 26 20218:59 AM ESTUPDATED TUE, JAN 26 20213:31 PM EST Annie Palmer @ANNIERPALMER SHARE Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email KEY POINTS Amazon announced it will expand its Boston tech hub and create 3,000 new roles across its Alexa, cloud-computing, robotics and pharmacy teams. The company will open a new office in Boston’s Seaport district. It comes as Amazon hired at unprecedented levels in 2020, buoyed by a pandemic-fueled surge in e-commerce demand.