Amazon Plans Bay Area Cuts in San Francisco and Sunnyvale
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What we know
Location: San Francisco and Sunnyvale, California.
Department affected: technical staff, software development, applied science, data science, QA, technical program management, UX/design (various engineering and technical roles).
The reported date has passed without confirmation that the layoff took place. This event remains unconfirmed.
Based on news reporting.
Summary
Amazon filed a WARN notice indicating planned job cuts in the Bay Area, scheduled to take place Oct. 20. The company will cut 78 positions in San Francisco and 70 in Sunnyvale, totaling 148 planned layoffs on that date. The article notes that, so far in 2026, Amazon has revealed plans to eliminate 917 Bay Area jobs (contextual aggregate figure). These cuts are part of separate WARN notices alongside similar planned reductions at Synopsys in the region.
Amazon.com, Inc. cut 148 jobs in CA affecting its technical staff, software development, applied science, data science, QA, technical program management, UX/design (various engineering and technical roles) team as of October 20, 2026.
LayoffTalk has tracked 110 layoff events at Amazon.com, Inc. since January 2023, including 18,586 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 74 additional events known from news reporting.
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