Amazon cut thousands of engineers in its record layoffs, despite saying it needs to innovate faster

Nearly 40% of the roughly 4,700 positions Amazon eliminated across Washington, New York, New Jersey and California were engineering jobs.

# Amazon cut thousands of engineers in its record layoffs, despite saying it needs to innovate faster Nearly 40% of the roughly 4,700 positions Amazon eliminated across Washington, New York, New Jersey and California were engineering jobs. **Read the full article:** [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/21/amazon-cut-thousands-of-engineers-in-its-record-layoffs-filings-show.html) *This article was originally published by CNBC. MoneyWiseInc provides expert curation of the best financial content from trusted sources.*