Business15.01.2025

Microsoft and Amazon on South African hiring spree

Two international tech giants — Amazon and Microsoft — are hiring people for their South African operations, with Amazon currently advertising 93 full-time positions and Microsoft listing seven.

These include rules in software development, operations, support engineering, product management, customer service, marketing, and even construction.

The two tech giants have been operating in the country for some time, with Microsoft launching local offices in Johannesburg in 1993.

Located in Bryanston, the offices provide workers with access to a gym, game rooms, and various other facilities.

While international eCommerce giant Amazon only launched its South African marketplace in May 2024, its Amazon Web Services (AWS) business has operated in the country for several years.

It has had a team in Cape Town since 2004, originally led by South African Chris Pinkham. The team was responsible for developing AWS’s Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2).

The feat was critical to AWS’s growth and its establishment as the world’s largest cloud platform.

Amazon expanded its South African presence in 2015 when it opened an AWS office in Johannesburg. The company also launched customer service operations, serving international markets, several years after it established its first team in Cape Town.

The retail giant’s latest move in South Africa was launching a local marketplace in May last year. Some of the roles on offer relate to this aspect of its operations.

While the marketplace launched slowly, e-commerce experts say this isn’t unusual. They add that shoppers and other players in the space shouldn’t be surprised if the strategy is successful in the long run.

Dozens of positions are available in AWS South Africa and other related roles, including AWS operations, IT support, engineering, and software development positions.

The tables below list the most recent available positions at Amazon and Microsoft in South Africa. Given the large number of listings at Amazon, we split the job ads into various categories.


Amazon job ads in South Africa

PositionLink
Operations, IT, & Support Engineering [25]
Cloud Support Engineer (Enterprise applications)Click here to apply
Network TechnicianClick here to apply
Cloud Support Eng. I (DTS)Click here to apply
Cloud Support Eng. I (MCD)Click here to apply
Cloud Support Engineer — Containers, AWS Support EngineeringClick here to apply
Cloud Support Engineer (Networking)Click here to apply
Software Development [14]
Systems Development Engineer — Tooling & AutomationClick here to apply
Software Development EngineerClick here to apply
Senior Software Development EngineerClick here to apply
2025 Graduate Software Developer EngineerClick here to apply
Principal Software EngineerClick here to apply
Buying, Planning, & In-Stock Management [10]
Vendor manager (IES MVR)Click here to apply
Associate Vendor Specialist (AVS)Click here to apply
Project/Program/Product Management (Non-Tech) [10]
Senior Program ManagerClick here to apply
Senior Product ManagerClick here to apply
Transportation Program Manager (Operations)Click here to apply
Customer Service [8]
Kindle Direct Publishing Support Analyst (Spanish)Click here to apply
Kindle Direct Publishing Support Analyst (Italian)Click here to apply
Kindle Direct Publishing Support Analyst (French)Click here to apply
Kindle Direct Publishing Support Analyst (English)Click here to apply
Kindle Direct Publishing Support Analyst (German)Click here to apply
Marketing | Business & Merchant Development | Solutions Architect [7]
Motion Graphic DesignerClick here to apply
Category Brand ManagerClick here to apply
Senior Partnership Manager (Payments)Click here to apply
Partner Development Manager South AfricaClick here to apply
Associate Professional Services Consultant (Early Career Program)Click here to apply
Associate Professional Services Consultant Intern 2025Click here to apply

Microsoft job ads in South Africa

PositionLink
Lease Construction ManagerClick here to apply
Integration and Technical Infrastructure ManagerClick here to apply
Execution Contracts ManagerClick here to apply
Digital Technology Specialist (Francophone & Arabic Speakers)Click here to apply
Site Construction EHS ManagerClick here to apply
Commissioning LeadClick here to apply
Senior NLP/ML ResearcherClick here to apply
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