TikTok to cut 75 jobs at Bellevue Lincoln Square North office

TikTok, Inc. notified the Washington State Employment Security Department that it will lay off 75 employees from its Bellevue facility in Lincoln Square North, citing restructuring and calling the cuts "necessary." The company said affected workers who do not find internal positions or accept offers will have a last day of Oct. 19 and that employees received at least 60 days' notice; it also noted the move is not tied to relocating or contracting out operations and that impacted workers have no union representation or bumping rights. The affected roles are largely management positions, data scientists, and software engineers. The article also references a separate recent announcement that TikTok is closing its Nashville office and laying off 250 employees there, and places these cuts in the context of broader Seattle-area tech reductions.

TikTok, Inc. cut 75 jobs in WA affecting its management, data science, software engineering team as of October 19, 2026.

That is roughly 0.7% of the 11,000 people TikTok, Inc. employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 5 layoff events at TikTok, Inc. since July 2024, including 96 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 3 additional events known from news reporting.