{"id":779291,"date":"2024-07-01T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-01T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=779291"},"modified":"2024-07-01T16:37:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T14:37:41","slug":"amazon-is-hiring-for-107-jobs-in-south-africa-here-is-where-to-apply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/it-services\/779291\/amazon-is-hiring-for-107-jobs-in-south-africa-here-is-where-to-apply\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon is hiring for 107 jobs in South Africa \u2013 here is where to apply"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Global eCommerce and technology giant Amazon is looking for South Africans to fill numerous positions, including marketing, support, and technical positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amazon, founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos as an online marketplace for books, has a long history in South Africa dating back 20 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2004, Amazon Web Services (AWS) set up a development centre in Cape Town under the guidance of South African Chris Pinkham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pinkham was well-known in South Africa\u2019s tech circles for founding the first commercial ISP in 1993 \u2013 The Internetworking Company of Southern Africa (Ticsa).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In late 2003, Pinkham and his colleague Benjamin Black presented an internal paper that shared a vision for Amazon\u2019s retail computing infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He received approval to return to South Africa and hire engineers from the Cape Town community to work on the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe did that in late 2004 or early 2005. We had our first engineers on board in the Constantia area in Cape Town,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was the genesis of Amazon’s presence in South Africa and the team that worked on developing EC2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It grew its local presence in 2010 when it opened customer service operations in Cape Town. This division now employs thousands of individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AWS opened an office in Johannesburg in 2015, and two years later, the Amazon Global Network expanded to Africa through AWS Direct Connect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another big development was in April 2020, when Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced that its Cape Town region had gone live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The launch of this local region is great news for South African developers and companies, which could now access low-latency links to AWS services and cloud-based applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until the beginning of the year, Amazon\u2019s presence in South Africa was focused on AWS and related technical services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This changed in May 2024, when Amazon South Africa launched its marketplace, offering local shoppers a range of products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The eCommerce giant is giving local shoppers the option of door-to-door delivery or using one of 3,000 pickup points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amazon has partnered with Pargo and The Courier Guy to meet local delivery and logistics needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amazon hiring in South Africa<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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As part of its expansion in South Africa, Amazon is looking for over 100 South Africans to join the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The global technology giant is looking for 98 new employees in Cape Town, 10 in Waterfall in Gauteng, 3 in Johannesburg, and 3 in Craigieburn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The positions range from support agents to serve international Kindle clients to technical professionals to work on its web services products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are 32 positions in operations, IT, and support engineering, 18 in software development, and 15 in project and product management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are also eight customer service jobs, seven in buying, planning, and in-stock management, and five in marketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other positions range from sales and advertising to human resources, administrative support, and research science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new Amazon retail division in South Africa is looking for 16 new employees, all based in Cape Town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The positions include a brand manager, marketing managers, programme managers, product managers, a retail associate vendor manager, and vendor managers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amazon South Africa is also seeking new people to join its eCommerce Foundations, Amazon Entertainment, and Selling Partner Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The qualifications required for the positions vary depending on the job description. However, there are common trends among the jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amazon wants employees who can work cross-organisationally to drive consensus and results, with a sense of ownership, deliver results, and think big.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amazon highlighted that it is an equal-opportunity employer and values people\u2019s passions for discovery, inventing, simplifying, and building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, sex, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amazon added that it is \u201cstrongly committed to diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from South African citizens who are members of designated groups\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn this regard, the relevant laws and principles associated with Employment Equity will be considered when appointing potential candidates,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to apply<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

South Africans who wish to apply for Amazon jobs in South Africa should visit the company\u2019s career website and apply online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n