New Delhi: Amazon, a multinational technology company is going through its biggest round of layoffs ever and engineers are feeling the brunt of it. Fresh data reported by CNBC shows that in states like New York, California, New Jersey and Washington, nearly 40 per cent of the 4,700 confirmed job cuts involve engineering roles. And that’s only a portion of the more than 14,000 layoffs Amazon announced last month, with more details still emerging from other states.

The latest figures show that even as companies like Amazon post hefty profits and build up record cash reserves, they are still joining the long list of tech firms announcing mass layoffs. To date, over 113,000 jobs have been cut across more than 230 tech companies this year. State-level filings in places like New York, Californ

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