What Percent is 3rd Party Sales On Amazon?
Amazon affiliates immediately recognize that they are paid for orders of items from Amazon as well as 3rd parties. Also, when a 3rd party item is ordered, Amazon immediately gives the commission while for items sold by Amazon, the commission is given once the item is shipped.
So what percent of orders are from 3rd party merchants anyway? If you want to know the answer, this job post by Amazon on craigslist has it.
“Have you ever noticed the “See more buying choices” or “New & Used offers” while you’re shopping on Amazon? Maybe you’ve sold an old textbook or extra movie yourself. Selling on Amazon is one of the fastest growing businesses at Amazon.com with about one-third of all items currently sold originating from 3rd party merchants. The Merchant Technology team drives this multi-billion dollar business and develops solutions that enable millions of sellers around the world to sell on Amazon’s Marketplaces.
We are looking for senior engineers with a strong sense of ownership and a passion for delivering creative solutions for complex problems on an unprecedented scale. As part of the team, you will be given the chance to have a significant impact on our systems, our business and most importantly, our customers as we take on significant challenges that can reshape the ecommerce industry.
Successful candidates must also be innovative, flexible, self-directed, and able to design and write high-performance, reliable, maintainable code. The ability to function at a very high level in a fast paced environment along with a team of very talented engineers is essential. If you enjoy working in a dynamic environment to deliver world class mission critical systems, this may be the career opportunity for you!
Requirements:
• 5+ years of industry experience developing large scale distributed systems
• Fluency in C/C++ or Java
• Familiarity with Ruby, Perl, JavaScript, AJAX, XML/XSLT, SOAP, SQL, Oracle/Berkeley databases, caching technologies, web protocols, Web services technologies a strong plus.
• Solid understanding of Object-Oriented design and concepts
• Experience developing software in a Unix/Linux environment
• Excellent communication and analytical skills
• BS or MS in Computer Science
Please send your resume to career@amazon.com. Position located in Seattle, WA. “
