- Google’s core teams work on the technical side of the company’s flagship products and take care of users’ online security.
Google has laid off about 200 members of its core team in California and will fill some of the positions in India and Mexico as technology companies in Silicon Valley continue to lay off employees en masse.
Google’s core teams work on the technical side of the company’s flagship products, in addition to taking care of users’ online security.
In a message see by CNBC, Google’s developer ecosystem vice president Asim Husian told staff that the job relocation is about bringing the tech giant closer “to our partners and developer communities.”
The message highlighted the emerging markets of India and Brazil.
‘Ads of this type may make many of you feel insecure or frustrated. [but] are at the service of [Google’s] broader objectives,” Husain added.
According to Google’s internal blog section, the Core Systems & Experience division is “responsible for building the technical foundation behind Google’s flagship products, protecting the online security of our users, and maintaining [its] global IT infrastructure.’
The company’s CEO Sundar Pichai reportedly told employees earlier this year to expect more job cuts.
Google lays off around 200 core team members as part of ‘large-scale’ restructuring of the tech giant
Major technology companies continue to lay off employees amid advances in AI and despite rising revenues.
Although the number of layoffs peaked in 2023, it will continue through 2024 as Google embarks on a “large-scale” restructuring.
In January, Google laid off staff in the digital assistant and hardware departments. At the time, CEO Sundar Pichai said more cuts could be made.
Google parent Alphabet’s profits rose 60 percent in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period last year.
Until April, Apple had been a notable exception as other tech companies cut their workforces over the past two years.
There was a massive surge in hiring during the COVID-19 pandemic, when people were spending more time and money online, and big tech companies are still bigger than before the pandemic.
Still, as growth slows, companies are focusing on cutting costs.
In a recent regulatory filing, Apple said it had about 161,000 full-time equivalent employees.
Amazon announced a new round of layoffs earlier this week, this time in its AWS cloud computing business.
In recent months, video game maker Electronic Arts said it is cutting about 5% of its workforce, Sony said it will eliminate about 900 jobs in its PlayStation division, Cisco Systems revealed plans to lay off more than 4,000 workers and social media company Snap, owner of Snapchat, announced its 10 percent reduction in its global workforce.