Amazon on recruitment spree, filling 1,300 positions

Amazon.com Inc is ramping up efforts in the Chinese market, hiring people to fill job vacancies ranging from software engineers, operation managers to content editors, in a move to expand its presence in the world's largest e-commerce market.

Recruitment information has been posted on the tech heavyweight's online career website and professional networking site LinkedIn. These Chinese-based openings include content strategists to create and manage online content, software development engineers and a senior financial analyst.

The number of the openings has reached about 400 on Amazon's career website and more than 900 on LinkedIn, according to a report from Bloomberg.