Articles about layoffs

Amperity hit with layoffs as AI changes the shape of the customer data startup and how it operates

The company, which employs more than 200 globally, did not specify how may jobs were cut, only that “a number of talented people are leaving.” Read More

Filing: Sony cuts 292 jobs at Bungie in Bellevue following end of ‘Destiny 2’ development

Bungie, the Bellevue, Wash.-based creator of the Halo and Destiny video game franchises, was hit by new round of layoffs Wednesday as the Sony-owned studio undergoes a reorganization following the end of development on its long-running online shooter Destiny 2. Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Xbox: ‘We have to turn this into a sustainable business’

Microsoft has spent years subsidizing Xbox rather than profiting from it, CEO Satya Nadella acknowledged this week, as he addressed… Read More

‘This cannot continue’: Microsoft Xbox CEO calls for reset amid reports of looming job cuts

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma told employees that Microsoft’s gaming business will end the fiscal year at about a 3% profit margin, saying years of heavy spending without revenue growth “cannot continue” — as Bloomberg and The Verge reported major job cuts coming next month.
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Expeditors cuts 230 tech jobs in Seattle region, ending decades-long policy against layoffs

The layoffs hit software developers, quality-assurance testers, project managers, business analysts and others across Expeditors’ offices in downtown Seattle, Bellevue, Lynnwood and Federal Way, according to laid-off employees and others with knowledge of the situation. Read More

Zuckerberg’s yacht leaves Seattle’s Lake Union, anchors in Elliott Bay

After several days docked on Lake Union, drawing crowds and hecklers, Mark Zuckerberg’s superyacht slipped back through the Ballard Locks and is now anchored in Elliott Bay. Why it’s in Seattle remains unclear. Read More

Watch: Zuckerberg’s superyacht arrives in Seattle just as Meta cuts 1,400 local jobs

The Meta CEO’s 387-foot Launchpad passed through the Ballard Locks toward Lake Union on Tuesday, the same day the company disclosed nearly 1,400 layoffs in Washington state. Read More

Meta cuts nearly 1,400 jobs in Seattle area, 20% of local workforce, in sweeping AI revamp

A new state filing shows Meta is eliminating nearly 1,400 positions across its Seattle, Bellevue and Redmond offices, about 20% of its local workforce, as part of a companywide restructuring impacting 8,000 jobs. Read More

What’s next for Bungie? Rumored layoffs and end of ‘Destiny 2’ updates raise questions about studio’s future

Bungie announced it will end development on Destiny 2 with a final update on June 9. Bloomberg reports the studio plans significant layoffs, raising questions about the future of the Bellevue, Wash.-based studio amid broader cost-cutting by Sony. Read More

Starbucks layoffs impact 252 jobs at Seattle support center, including VPs and other senior roles

A Washington Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification said that the cuts “will result in the relocation or contracting out of certain of the employer’s operations or the partners’ positions.” Read More

Starbucks announces new round of corporate layoffs following cuts in Seattle tech roles

Starbucks is laying off hundreds of additional corporate employees and closing several regional offices after earlier this week providing details on the elimination of 61 tech roles in Seattle. Read More

Report: LinkedIn makes job cuts to position for ‘future success’ amid record quarterly revenue

LinkedIn is cutting staff across marketing, product and engineering despite record revenue. The layoffs are the latest round of tech sector job losses. Read More

Filing shows Starbucks’ recent job cuts will impact 61 tech jobs at Seattle HQ

A new filing with Washington state shows that Starbucks’ previously reported job cuts will impact 61 tech jobs at its Seattle headquarters. Read More

Microsoft employees learn details of voluntary retirement package: Here’s what the company is offering

Microsoft employees eligible for the company’s first-ever voluntary retirement program learned the details Thursday, including cash payments of up to nine months of base pay, up to five years of healthcare coverage, and continued stock vesting. Read More

Microsoft puts a price on its voluntary retirement program

Microsoft says its voluntary retirement program will result in a $900 million charge in the current quarter. The company, which is spending record sums on AI infrastructure, said headcount dropped year over year and will decline again in fiscal 2027. Read More

Internal memo: Five senior execs out at Qualtrics as new CEO restructures leadership team

Qualtrics CEO Jason Maynard shook up the company’s senior leadership team on Friday at its dual headquarters in downtown Seattle and Provo, Utah, less than three months after taking the helm of the experience management technology company. Read More

Microsoft will offer voluntary retirement to thousands of employees in a first for tech giant

Microsoft is offering a one-time voluntary retirement program for the first time in its 51-year history, giving thousands of long-serving U.S. employees a chance to leave with a financial payout and extended healthcare as it works to control costs amid a massive buildup in AI infrastructure. Read More

Starbucks cuts tech jobs as new CTO reshapes organization

Starbucks is laying off workers in its technology organization as new CTO Anand Varadarajan, who joined from Amazon in January, restructures the team. The cuts come amid a broader turnaround effort under CEO Brian Niccol. Read More

Snap cuts 95 jobs in Washington state as part of broader layoffs, pushing for AI efficiencies

Snap filed a WARN Act notice showing 95 employees affected across its Bellevue, Seattle, and Vancouver, Wash., offices as part of a restructuring that will cut about 1,000 jobs companywide. Read More

Oracle cuts 491 jobs in Washington state as it embraces AI-led engineering

Oracle’s layoffs affect more than 230 software developers and an additional 48 software development employees in Washington and include workers in senior director and vice president roles. Read More

Seattle VR gaming studio Polyarc announces ‘significant’ layoffs

The announcement, via LinkedIn, notes that the layoffs come after “an unsuccessful team-wide effort to secure funding following the cancellation of a major project.” Read More

Latest Meta layoffs target 168 employees in Washington state

Another round of layoffs at Meta will affect 168 employees in Washington state, with jobs in Meta’s virtual reality division being particularly hard hit. Read More

Rec Room shutting down: Once valued at $3.5B, social gaming platform finds profits elusive

Rec Room, the Seattle-based social gaming platform once valued at $3.5 billion, is shutting down on June 1, ending a decade-long run for one of the city’s most prominent startup unicorns. Read More

More layoffs at T-Mobile: Company confirms it’s ‘further aligning’ IT org

The new round of cuts comes less than two months after T-Mobile shed 393 workers in Washington state. Read More

Epic Games layoffs impact 82 workers at Seattle-area office as part of broader cuts

Epic is laying off 1,000 employees across the company, or about 20% of its workforce, citing reduced engagement with “Fortnite.” Read More

Atlassian layoffs impact 63 workers in Washington as CTO steps down

Atlassian announced Wednesday that it will lay off about 10% of its staff, or 1,600 employees, as the 24-year-old software firm transitions to an “AI-first company.” Read More

Amazon lays off robotics staff in latest cuts

The layoffs are separate from Amazon’s broader cuts announced in January that impacted more than 16,000 corporate workers. Read More

Energy company Doosan GridTech lays off staff at Seattle-area office

Doosan GridTech, part of South Korea’s Doosan group, develops software for energy storage systems. Read More

MicroVision layoffs impact senior-level engineering roles

MicroVision plans to lay off 49 employees at its Redmond, Wash., headquarters in a series of job cuts starting in late April, according to a new regulatory filing with Washington state. Read More

Smartsheet layoffs: Enterprise software giant cuts staff

The layoffs come amid a wave of recent cutbacks at Seattle-area tech companies. Read More