Amazon layoffs hit nearly 2,200 in Washington state, more than half in core product and engineering roles

Amazon is laying off 2,198 employees across Washington as part of the company's latest corporate workforce reduction, according to a new filing released Monday by the state Employment Security Department. A detailed list included with the Washington state filing shows that software development roles account for the largest share of the layoffs, with engineering management, program management, and technical product roles also hit hard. In total, more than half of the cuts impact Amazon's core product and eng ...