Overview
- Washington’s WARN notice lists 2,198 corporate roles slated for elimination, with more than 1,400 in Seattle and over 600 in Bellevue, and separations running from April 28 through late June.
- Software development accounts for the largest share of the Washington cuts, alongside engineering management, program and product management, and many senior managerial titles.
- California filings show 769 Bay Area corporate layoffs effective April 28, concentrated in Santa Clara County with 103 in San Francisco, plus another 256 roles cut in Southern California.
- Affected U.S. employees receive at least 90 days to seek internal transfers before their separation dates, with severance and transition support for those who do not land new roles.
- The local filings translate Amazon’s late‑January plan to reduce roughly 16,000 corporate jobs globally, following October’s 14,000 cuts that together mark the company’s largest sustained corporate downsizing; separate WARNs cover about 400 Washington retail roles tied to Amazon Go and Fresh closures.