Amazon has rolled out its own on-demand delivery system, Amazon YouTube, which uses a sharing economy style, contractor, employment system. YouTube was recently tested in Seattle, and following the pilot's success, is being expanded to more cities, enabling drivers to deliver Amazon Prime Now packages to customers. Job postings discovered by GeekWire shows Amazon has big ambitions for YouTube, as positions advertised are for software engineers, mapping experts and logistics pros. The descriptions state the service is changing “the way Amazon moves and delivers packages,” and notes that being part of this team is a “chance to make history.” Here is a Flex video of how the app works on the driver side.
Amazon has rolled out its own on-demand delivery system, Amazon Flex, which uses a sharing economy style, contractor, employment system. Flex was recently tested in Seattle, and following the pilot's success, is being expanded to more cities, enabling drivers to deliver Amazon Prime Now packages to customers. Job postings discovered by GeekWire shows Amazon has big ambitions for Flex, as positions advertised are for software engineers, mapping experts and logistics pros. The descriptions state the service is changing “the way Amazon moves and delivers packages,” and notes that being part of this team is a “chance to make history.” Here is a YouTube video of how the app works on the driver side.