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The Future of Work: Examining the Impact of 2025 Tech Layoffs

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October 17, 2025

A comprehensive list of 2025 tech layoffs

The tech layoff wave is still kicking in 2025. Last year saw more than 150,000 job cuts across 549 companies, according to independent layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi. So far this year, more than 22,000 workers have been the victim of reductions across the tech industry, with a staggering 16,084 cuts taking place in February alone.

We’re tracking layoffs in the tech industry in 2025 so you can see the trajectory of the cutbacks and understand the impact on innovation across all types of companies. As businesses continue to embrace AI and automation, this tracker serves as a reminder of the human impact of layoffs — and what could be at stake with increased innovation.

Below you’ll find a comprehensive list of all the known tech layoffs that have occurred in 2025, which will be updated regularly. If you have a tip on a layoff, contact us here. If you prefer to remain anonymous, you can contact us here.

October

SmartSheet

Has reportedly laid off over 120 employees amid a leadership transition following CEO Mark Mader’s retirement. The enterprise software company, which grew to more than 3,300 employees, was acquired for $8.4 billion by Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners earlier this year, taking it private.

Google

Has cut over 100 design roles in its cloud division, hitting U.S.-based teams especially hard, as the company shifts focus toward AI investments, per a CNBC report. Many affected employees have until early December to find a new role within Google, following additional layoffs across its Silicon Valley offices, including at least 50 permanent cuts in Sunnyvale.

Paycom

Is reportedly laying off over 500 employees, its first major layoffs since 1998, due to AI and automation improving back-office efficiencies. The Oklahoma City-based HR and payroll software company will provide affected workers with severance packages, outplacement services, and access to internal job opportunities.

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September

Just Eat

Will eliminate around 450 jobs as part of a cost and operations review, according to Reuters. The layoffs will span multiple functions and countries, including customer service and sales. Europe’s largest food delivery company said it is increasingly using automation and AI, shifting many manual service tasks to automated systems.

Fiverr

Plans to cut around 250 jobs, approximately 30% of its workforce, as part of a push to become a leaner, faster, and AI-focused company, according to The Wall Street Journal. The Tel Aviv-headquartered freelance services marketplace said the restructuring will reduce management layers and position it to pursue growth with an AI-native approach.

ZipRecruiter

Is closing its Tel Aviv development center, cutting about 80 jobs. Led by Yosi Taguri, the office specialized in software, data, and AI research, including algorithm development. The California-based recruitment firm, founded in 2010, is trimming costs amid a challenging labor market.

GupShup

Has laid off at least 100 employees, including junior developers, just months after cutting nearly 200 jobs. The San Francisco-based conversational AI company, which is preparing for an IPO within two years, raised $60 million in equity and debt in July.

xAI

Laid off about a third of its data annotation team, cutting roughly 500 jobs, according to Business Insider. The move comes as the company shifts focus from generalist AI tutors to specialist roles, after testing workers to assess their strengths. Employees were told they’ll be paid through the end of their contracts — or November 30 at the latest — but their system access was cut immediately, Business Insider reports.

Rivian

Has reportedly laid off about 200 workers, or 1.5% of its staff, as the company braces for the end of federal EV tax credits under President Trump’s policy changes. The $7,500 incentive for new electric cars expires this month, adding to pressure from cooling demand. Despite the cuts, Rivian says it’s moving ahead with plans for a lower-cost model.

Oracle

Is cutting another 101 jobs in Seattle and 254 in San Francisco, just weeks after a wave of layoffs in August. The company, which had about 3,900 local employees before the cuts, hasn’t explained the move and declined to comment.

Salesforce

Is trimming another 262 jobs at its San Francisco headquarters, according to a state filing, with layoffs set to take effect November 3. The move comes just weeks after CEO Marc Benioff touted AI’s potential to cut customer support roles and follows a smaller round of cuts in Seattle and Bellevue earlier this month.

August

Cisco

Will eliminate 221 positions across its Milpitas and San Francisco offices, including 157 in Santa Clara County and 64 in San Francisco, effective October 13, according to filings with California’s Employment Development Department reported by the San Francisco Chronicle. The cuts are part of the company’s broader workforce-reduction strategy.

Restaurant365

Laid off about 100 employees last month, around 9% of its workforce, after falling short of ambitious growth targets. The cuts affected staff across all departments. The company provides back-office software for restaurant chains.

Oracle

Is set to cut 101 jobs at its Santa Clara location, with notices issued on August 13 and terminations effective October 13. The company, which recently disclosed nearly 200 layoffs at its Pleasanton and Redwood City offices, is also planning to lay off 161 employees in Seattle, according to filings with the Washington state Employment Security Department.

F5

Is cutting 106 positions at its Seattle and Liberty Lake, Washington, offices, according to a state Employment Security Department filing. The layoffs, which affected senior engineers and managers, are part of a broader global workforce reduction, although the security and application delivery company has not disclosed the total number of employees affected.

Peloton

Will cut 6% of its workforce in its sixth layoff in just over a year. Peloton CEO Peter Stern said the cuts are needed to improve long-term business health.

Kaltura

Is cutting 10% of its workforce, or about 70 employees, as part of a cost-saving effort to reduce operating expenses by $8.5 million, marking its third round of layoffs since 2022.

The corporate video software company plans to maintain and gradually grow its sales and marketing budgets to support the adoption of its AI-powered offerings.

Yotpo is laying off about 200 employees and partnering with Attentive and Omnisend to continue marketing services while investing in AI-powered tools.

Windsurf has laid off employees and is offering buyouts, with a focus on intellectual property rather than its team.

Wondery is cutting jobs and reorganizing under Amazon’s audio operations.

Atlassian has cut roles in customer service following platform enhancements.

Consensys is cutting staff as part of a push towards profitability.

Zeen is shutting down operations due to challenges in building user bases.

Scale AI is laying off employees and severing ties with contractors following a deal with Meta.

Lenovo plans to cut U.S. jobs.

Intel is planning layoffs in Oregon.

Indeed and Glassdoor are eliminating jobs as part of a restructuring effort.

Eigen Lab has laid off employees as part of a reorganization.

Microsoft is cutting employees across teams, role types, and geographies.

ByteDance is laying off employees in Bellevue, Washington.

TomTom is cutting jobs as part of organizational restructuring.

Rivian has reduced its headcount.

Bumble is cutting jobs to enhance operational efficiency.

Klue has laid off employees.

Google has downsized its smart TV division.

Intel Foundry plans to lay off workers starting in July. TechCrunch also confirmed that it plans to wind down its auto business.

Playtika has announced the layoffs of around 90 employees, with 40 in Israel and 50 in Poland, following a previous round of layoffs a few weeks ago.

Airtime has let go of approximately 25 employees from its 58-person team, with the company offering Airtime Creator and Airtime Camera.

Microsoft is laying off more employees after announcing a job cut of over 6,500 in May, affecting software engineers, product managers, technical program managers, marketers, and legal counsels.

In May, Hims & Hers plans to downsize its workforce by letting go of 68 employees, Amazon is reportedly laying off around 100 employees from its devices and services division, and Match is reducing its workforce by 13%.

CrowdStrike is laying off 5% of its global workforce, while General Fusion has cut roughly 25% of its current workforce.

Deep Instinct has reduced its headcount by 20 employees, and Beam has shut down its operations after announcing expansion plans.

In April, NetApp is reportedly eliminating 700 jobs, Electronic Arts is letting go of approximately 300 to 400 employees, and Expedia is laying off around 3% of its employees.

Meta is letting go of over 100 employees in its Reality Labs division, and Intel announced its plan to lay off more than 21,000 employees, approximately 20% of its workforce.

GM is laying off 200 people at its Factory Zero facility, and Zopper has reportedly let go of around 100 employees since the start of 2025.

Turo will reduce its workforce by 150 positions, and GupShup has laid off roughly 200 employees to improve efficiency and profitability. The startup, based in San Francisco and operating in India, has reportedly eliminated 200 jobs, affecting around one-third of its employees. The company is offering a voluntary exit program to U.S.-based People Operations employees. Several other companies have also announced layoffs and workforce reductions in recent months:

– Nautilus reduced its headcount by 25 employees, accounting for 16% of its total workforce. The company is planning to release a commercial version of its proteome analysis platform in 2026.
– eBay will reportedly cut a few dozen employees in Israel, potentially affecting 10% of its 250-person workforce in the country.
– Starbucks cut 1,100 jobs in a reorganizing effort that affected its tech workers. The coffee chain will now outsource some tech work to third-party employees.
– Commercetools laid off dozens of employees after failing to meet its sales growth targets.
– Dayforce will cut roughly 5% of its current workforce in a new efficiency drive.
– Expedia laid off more employees in a new effort to cut costs, though the total number is unknown.
– Skybox Security has ceased operations and laid off its employees after selling its business and technology to Israeli cybersecurity company Tufin.
– HerMD is shutting down its operations after shifting to a fully virtual model.
– Zendesk cut 51 jobs in its San Francisco headquarters.
– Vendease cut 120 employees, affecting 44% of its total staff.
– Logically reportedly laid off dozens of employees as part of a new cost-cutting effort.
– Blue Origin will lay off about 10% of its workforce, affecting more than 1,000 employees.
– Redfin announced it will cut around 450 positions between February and July 2025.
– Sophos is laying off 6% of its total workforce.
– Zepz will cut nearly 200 employees as it closes down operations in Poland and Kenya.
– Unity reportedly conducted another round of layoffs.
– JustWorks cut nearly 200 employees.
– Bird cut 120 jobs, affecting roughly one-third of its total workforce.
– Sprinklr laid off about 500 employees, citing poor business performance.
– Sonos reportedly let go of approximately 200 employees.
– Workday laid off 1,750 employees, affecting roughly 8.5% of its total headcount.
– Okta laid off 180 employees.
– Cruise is laying off 50% of its workforce and preparing to shut down operations.
– Salesforce is reportedly eliminating more than 1,000 jobs.
– In January 2025, Cushion shut down operations, Placer.ai laid off 150 employees, Amazon laid off dozens of workers, Stripe is laying off 300 people, Textio laid off 15 employees, Pocket FM is cutting 75 employees, Aurora Solar is planning to cut 58 employees, Meta announced it will cut 5% of its staff, Wayfair will cut up to 730 jobs, and Pandion is shutting down its operations.

Delivery Startup Takes Care of Employees Amid Restructuring

In a move to support its workforce, a delivery startup has announced that employees will continue to receive payment until January 15, despite the absence of severance packages.

Icon

As part of a strategic realignment, the startup is letting go of 114 employees and shifting its focus towards a robotic printing system, as disclosed in a recent WARN notice filing.

Altruist

Approximately 10% of its workforce, totaling 37 employees, have been affected by job cuts at Altruist, even as the company continues its aggressive recruitment drive.

Aqua Security

Undertaking a global reorganization, Aqua Security is trimming its workforce across various markets in a bid to enhance profitability.

SolarEdge Technologies

SolarEdge Technologies has announced plans to lay off 400 employees worldwide, marking the fourth round of layoffs since January 2024 due to challenges faced by the solar industry.

Level

Despite being founded in 2018, the fintech startup Level recently shut down, affecting its entire workforce. CEO Paul Aaron cited unsuccessful acquisition attempts as the reason for closure, with a potential post-shutdown acquisition offer currently being considered by Employer.com.

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Correction: On April 24, 2025, the number of layoffs in March was revised for accuracy.

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