Employment trends and layoff analytics for the Software - Infrastructure industry.
30,331
Total Affected
Since Jan 2024
8
Layoff Events
Across all companies
5
Companies
With layoffs
3,791
Avg per Event
Employees affected
0
ConfirmedCompany verified events
3
Multi-SourceMultiple source verification
0
Severance DataWith severance information
Layoffs Over Time
By Sector
Technology
30,331
Most Common Reasons
Cellebrite underwent restructuring and organizational adjustments following its $170 million acquisition of Corellium. This strategic move aims to align roles and capabilities with the company's new vision, expanding its digital forensic capabilities into virtualization and moving beyond traditional physical device extraction methods. The layoffs are a proactive decision to adapt to evolving technological objectives and integrate Corellium's advanced Arm-based virtualization software, rather than a response to financial distress.
1 event
Following its acquisition by Austin private equity firm Haveli Investments for $1.5 billion, which took the company private, Couchbase initiated a post-acquisition restructuring and streamlining of operations to adapt to the changing market landscape and achieve operational efficiency.
1 event
Part of a comprehensive restructuring plan approved on November 9, 2025, following the completion of its $35 billion cash-and-stock acquisition of Ansys. This strategic move is designed to streamline operations, enhance business efficiencies, and allow Synopsys to invest in key growth opportunities and higher-growth sectors, particularly as artificial intelligence reshapes the industry. The restructuring also addresses missed Wall Street's third-quarter revenue expectations and includes a global site strategy with certain site closures. The majority of workforce reductions are anticipated to occur in fiscal year 2026, with the plan substantially completed by the end of fiscal year 2027.
1 event
Part of its $1.6 billion restructuring plan
1 event
Oracle eliminated over 3,000 jobs globally in August-September 2025, with significant cuts in the United States, India, the Philippines, and Canada. WARN Act filings revealed specific U.S. cuts including 187 in Redwood City, 36 in Pleasanton, 31 in Santa Clara, and 262 in Seattle. This preceded the larger November restructuring announcement.
1 event
Most Affected Departments
Sales
9,011
Xbox Gaming
9,000
Marketing
9,000
Azure
9,000
Middle Management
9,000
Management layers
6,000
Software engineering
6,000
Product management
6,000
LinkedIn
6,000
Engineering
2,000
Most Affected Locations
Global (across all geographies)
15,000
Washington state (260 employees)
10,000
Redmond, Washington (830 positions)
9,000
Redmond, Washington
6,000
Washington State (1,985 workers)
6,000
Redwood City, CA
3,000
Pleasanton, CA
3,000
Santa Clara, CA
3,000
Seattle, WA
3,000
India
3,000
Companies in Software - Infrastructure
Microsoft
MSFT15,300 employees affected · 3 events · Technology
Oracle
ORCL13,000 employees affected · 2 events · Technology
SYNOPSYS INC
SNPS2,000 employees affected · 1 event · Technology
Cellebrite DI Ltd.
CLBT20 employees affected · 1 event · Technology
Couchbase, Inc.
BASE11 employees affected · 1 event · Technology
Recent Layoff Events
| Date | Company | Employees | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2025 | Cellebrite DI Ltd. 3 sources | 20 (3.6%) | Cellebrite underwent restructuring and organizational adjustments following its $170 million acquisition of Corellium. This strategic move aims to align roles and capabilities with the company's new vision, expanding its digital forensic capabilities into virtualization and moving beyond traditional physical device extraction methods. The layoffs are a proactive decision to adapt to evolving technological objectives and integrate Corellium's advanced Arm-based virtualization software, rather than a response to financial distress. |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Couchbase, Inc. 4 sources | 11 (1.9%) | Following its acquisition by Austin private equity firm Haveli Investments for $1.5 billion, which took the company private, Couchbase initiated a post-acquisition restructuring and streamlining of operations to adapt to the changing market landscape and achieve operational efficiency. |
| Nov 9, 2025 | 2,000-2,800 (10.0%) | Part of a comprehensive restructuring plan approved on November 9, 2025, following the completion of its $35 billion cash-and-stock acquisition of Ansys. This strategic move is designed to streamline operations, enhance business efficiencies, and allow Synopsys to invest in key growth opportunities and higher-growth sectors, particularly as artificial intelligence reshapes the industry. The restructuring also addresses missed Wall Street's third-quarter revenue expectations and includes a global site strategy with certain site closures. The majority of workforce reductions are anticipated to occur in fiscal year 2026, with the plan substantially completed by the end of fiscal year 2027. | |
| Nov 3, 2025 | 10,000 (6.2%*) | Part of its $1.6 billion restructuring plan | |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 3,000 (1.9%*) | Oracle eliminated over 3,000 jobs globally in August-September 2025, with significant cuts in the United States, India, the Philippines, and Canada. WARN Act filings revealed specific U.S. cuts including 187 in Redwood City, 36 in Pleasanton, 31 in Santa Clara, and 262 in Seattle. This preceded the larger November restructuring announcement. | |
| Jul 2, 2025 | 9,000 (4.0%) | Microsoft executed its largest layoff since 2014, cutting approximately 9,000 positions across multiple divisions including Xbox Gaming (830 positions at Redmond HQ), Sales, Marketing, and Azure teams. This represented about 4% of the global workforce. The cuts were part of organizational changes aimed at enhancing agility, reducing management layers, and focusing on strategic growth areas, particularly in AI and cloud technologies. The company was simultaneously investing $80 billion in AI infrastructure, necessitating resource reallocation. | |
| Jun 15, 2025 | 300 (0.1%) | Microsoft laid off over 300 employees in Washington state, primarily affecting software engineering roles. This was part of ongoing efforts to streamline operations and invest more heavily in AI infrastructure, following the larger May layoffs. | |
| May 13, 2025 | Microsoft 5 sources | 6,000 (2.6%) | Microsoft initiated organizational changes to strategically position the company for success in a dynamic marketplace. This involved reducing management layers to increase agility and efficiency, streamlining processes, procedures, and roles, and fostering high-performing teams. These layoffs are part of a broader trend in the tech industry in 2025, influenced by an uncertain economic climate and significant investments in artificial intelligence initiatives, which necessitate workforce adjustments. |