Amazon Layoffs Hit Managers, Software Engineers, Scientists And Recruiters

Here are the Amazon positions and former employee comments from some of the 14,000 employees recently laid off from the $720 billion tech giant.

From senior program managers and principal designers to applied scientists and software engineers, Amazon’s 14,000 layoff round is affecting employees across the board at the $720 billion tech giant.

CRN reviewed dozens of LinkedIn posts by recently fired Amazon employees as well as the company’s recent filings with the Washington Employment Security Department, which showed over 2,300 layoffs being conducted inside the tech giant’s home state of Washington.

“After more than 7 incredible years at Amazon—across 3 countries, launching new businesses, and building high-performing teams—I was recently impacted by the company’s latest layoffs,” said a now former Amazon Senior Program and Operations Manager on LinkedIn.

The senior program and operations manager led global launch projects in Shipping and Delivery Support (SDS) as a PMO by executing programs in the network to ensure customer service support during Amazon’s business expansions. “I had the privilege of leading large-scale operational programs, expanding new markets, and driving continuous improvement initiatives that combined strategic vision with hands-on execution,” she said.

One former Amazon Applied Scientist who worked in the company’s Visual Search and AR (augmented reality) division was laid off from Amazon after four years at the company.

“I was impacted by today's Amazon layoffs where my organization (Visual Search) was deeply affected,” she said on LinkedIn.

“I’m proud of the Amazon Lens (and recent Lens Live) experiences we built together, and will truly miss this brilliant, kind, and innovative team,” she added.

Over 600 Software Engineers Being Laid Off

A recent Washington Employment Security Department filing by Amazon revealed the Seattle-based company was laying off around 2,300 corporate employees in its home state of Washington, mostly at its Seattle and Bellevue corporate offices.

Over 600 software development engineering roles were being cut as part of the 2,303 affected workers in Washington.

In its Oct. 28 filing, Amazon said: “As a result of this action, we anticipate that the above-described approximately 2,303 employees will be separated from employment with Amazon, with separations effective on the following dates: January 26, 2026; January 30, 2026; February 5, 2026; February 25, 2026; February 27, 2026; March 19, 2026; April 1, 2026; April 26, 2026; and May 26, 2026.”

“While WARN requires only 60 days’ advance notice, Amazon is providing at least 90 days’ notice to all affected employees before their separations are scheduled to occur,” Amazon said in its filing.

‘I Survived [Many] Rounds Of Layoffs At Amazon, But The Layoffs Have Finally Reached My Team’

Many of the now former Amazon employees on LinkedIn were not recent hires. In fact, many were in mid-to-senior level positions with years of experience inside the company.

One former Amazon sourcing recruiter—who focused on hiring middle and senior level backend engineers, full-stack engineers and data engineers at Amazon—disclosed her termination on LinkedIn.

“I ‘survived’ [many] rounds of layoffs at Amazon, but the layoffs have finally reached my team,” said the former Amazon recruiter who worked for four years at the company.

Amazon also laid off a senior content manager who led content for brand marketing, thought leadership, and executive content initiatives, including executive-facing events and C-level meetings.

“I’m among the way-too-many Amazonians who were impacted by yesterday’s mass layoffs,” she said. “I have so many talented, inspiring, persevering, committed, and crazy-smart friends who are in the same boat.”

Former Amazon Employee: ‘It’s Been One Wild And Rewarding Ride’

Another employee who was laid off was with Amazon for nearly a decade, mostly recently as a principal program manager who led cross-functional teams of engineers and UX designers that built and launched a self-service ad management platform for publishers.

“Over my 9 years at Amazon, I had the chance to dive into an industry I knew nothing about when I started and help build products that shaped how brands connect with customers. From launching new ad formats to enabling publishers like Prime Video, Twitch, and the Amazon Store, drive ad monetization — it’s been one wild and rewarding ride,” he said on LinkedIn.

“I found out that my role was impacted by the Amazon layoffs. It’s been surreal processing it all, but I’m choosing to focus on gratitude and what’s next,” he added.

One principal designer for Amazon was let go after a decade of working at the company.

“After nearly 10 amazing years at Amazon, my time there has come to an end as part of the recent layoffs,” she said on LinkedIn. “It’s definitely bittersweet—I’m sad to be leaving a place that’s been such a big part of my life for the past decade, and even more so to be saying goodbye to so many incredibly talented and creative teammates.”

Andy Jassy Talks Amazon Layoffs

During Amazon’s third quarter financial earnings report last week, CEO Andy Jassy briefly weighed in on his company’s 14,000 employee layoffs.

Jassy said the workforce reduction, “was not really financially driven, and it’s not even really AI driven — not right now, at least. It’s culture.”

“If you grow as fast as we did for several years—the size of businesses, the number of people, the number of locations, the types of businesses you’re in—you end up with a lot more people than what you had before, and you end up with a lot more layers,” Jassy said. “When that happens, sometimes without realizing it, you can weaken the ownership of the people that you have who are doing the actual work and who own most of the two-way door decisions. … It can lead to slowing you down.”

Jassy said Amazon’s leadership team is committed to “operating like the world’s largest startup.”

“That means removing layers, it means increasing the amount of ownership that people have, and it means inventing and moving quickly,” he said.

Amazon Hits $720 Annual Run Rate

Amazon generated $180 billion in revenue during the third quarter of 2025, meaning the company has a $720 billion annual run rate.

Amazon’s $180 in sales during the third quarter represents a 12 percent sales increase year over year compared to third quarter 2024.

Amazon reported $17.4 billion in operating income, with AWS representing $11.4 billion of its parent company’s operating income.