Amazon’s recent restructuring drive has triggered one of the biggest workforce reductions in the company’s history, with engineering teams bearing a substantial share of the impact, according to state labour disclosures.

The tech giant confirmed more than 14,000 job cuts in October 2025, a round that touched nearly every segment of its operations — spanning cloud computing, retail, devices, advertising, and its grocery business.

Public filings submitted in states such as New York, California, New Jersey, and Washington highlight the extent of the engineering losses.

CNBC, citing data Amazon listed in its Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filings, reported that close to 40% of the 4,700-plus layoffs recorded in these states involved engineering roles.

However, the act

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