Amazon plans 4,000 more jobs in the UK this year, defying tech downturn

Amazon announced Friday it would create more than 4,000 permanent jobs in the U.K. in 2022, defying a wave of job cuts in the tech industry.

The roles will include job functions in software development, product management, and engineering, as well as operational duties in fulfilment centres, sort centres and delivery stations.

Additional staff will be added in a number of…