Google to cut 52 employees in Washington state

Google is laying off 52 employees in Washington state, according to a state filing released Wednesday.

The job cuts include software engineers, engineering and product managers, mechatronics engineers, UX designers and recruiters located in Kirkland, Redmond and Seattle offices as well as remote employees.

The layoffs are scheduled to take effect in September and early October. The notice from Google filed with the state’s Employment Security Department did not provide an explanation for the cuts.

GeekWire has reached out to Google for comment and will update if one is forthcoming.

Business Insider reported layoffs in the Google Cloud division earlier this summer, but did not say how many jobs were impacted.

While Microsoft, Amazon and other tech companies have cut Washington employees in multiple rounds over the past year, this is Google’s the first significant reduction in the state since 2023. In January of that year, Google parent Alphabet shed 12,000 workers globally or 6% of its workforce. It did not indicate how many jobs were lost in Washington.

Washington is one of Google’s largest engineering hubs outside of its Bay Area headquarters. It opened offices in the state more than 20 years ago, with a focus on Android, Chrome, Cloud, Maps, Ads and other projects.

Zillow Group this week disclosed it is eliminating 91 jobs in Washington state, landing heavily on senior staff.

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