Overview

• More than 100 design-related roles were eliminated in Google Cloud, largely in quantitative user experience research and platform and service experience teams, with some groups reportedly cut in half.
• Employees were notified by email, with multiple LinkedIn posts confirming losses and at least one affected worker noting an O-1 visa’s 60-day deadline to secure new employment.
• Internal documents indicate some impacted staff have an internal transfer window that runs until early December to find another role at Google.
• California Employment Development Department filings show 50 permanent layoffs in Sunnyvale taking effect on November 9, detailing the local impact of the cuts.
• Executives have tied the restructuring to operational discipline and AI spending priorities, even as Google Cloud reports strong revenue growth and profitability.