"The messages suggest impacted teams include those within the company's Amazon Web Services cloud unit, such as the AI cloud service Bedrock, the cloud data warehouse service Redshift, and the ProServe consulting team, as well as retail business teams such as the Prime subscription service and the last-mile Delivery Experience team. Many of the affected employees who posted to an internal Amazon Slack channel seeking job leads had software engineering roles."
"Amazon said it's offering "most" US-based employees 90 days to search for a new role internally. Those who are unable to find a role or opt not to find a new position will receive support, including severance and health insurance benefits. This round of layoffs is the latest mass job cut since October, when Amazon shed 14,000 roles. Amazon employs more than 1.5 million people globally, though its corporate workforce represents a relatively small share of that total, at roughly 350,000 employees."
Amazon is cutting 16,000 corporate roles across the US, UK, and India as a second round of layoffs in four months. Internal Slack notifications indicate cuts touch Amazon Web Services units including Bedrock, Redshift, and ProServe, and retail teams such as Prime and the Delivery Experience group. Many affected employees were software engineers who posted on internal Slack seeking job leads. Amazon is offering most US-based employees a 90-day window to search internally and will provide severance and health insurance benefits to those who cannot or choose not to find new roles. A calendar invite reportedly leaked layoff details.
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