E-commerce giant Amazon announced cutting off almost 100 jobs in its devices and services division , which oversees the development of products such as the Kindle, Echo smart speakers, Alexa voice assistant , and Zoox self-driving technology.
The company confirmed the job cuts on Wednesday, Reuters reported. Although the Seattle based firm did not name the specific teams impacted, it called the move a part of its regular business review, which is a small-scale reduction in relation to the overall size of the division.
“As part of our ongoing work to make our teams and programs operate more efficiently, and to better align with our product roadmap, we’ve made the difficult decision to eliminate a small number of roles,” a spokesperson was quoted as saying.
The latest round of job cuts follow a similar move in 2023, when the company had trimmed certain Alexa related jobs and has been conducting similar cuts since including the Wondery podcast, stores and communication units.
Despite the cuts, Amazon reported a net gain of 4,000 jobs between the fourth quarter of last year and the first quarter of 2025, according to its latest earnings report.
The move comes as a part of CEO Andy Jassy’s broader overhaul to streamline operations by cutting down on bureaucracy and reducing the number of managerial roles.
Three months ago the company rolled out a major overhaul, the biggest upgrade to Alexa in a decade, enhancing it with generative AI to make it more conversational and capable of performing tasks for users, among other new features.
Amazon shares on Wednesday closed marginally lower, dipping less than 1% to $210.25.
The company confirmed the job cuts on Wednesday, Reuters reported. Although the Seattle based firm did not name the specific teams impacted, it called the move a part of its regular business review, which is a small-scale reduction in relation to the overall size of the division.
“As part of our ongoing work to make our teams and programs operate more efficiently, and to better align with our product roadmap, we’ve made the difficult decision to eliminate a small number of roles,” a spokesperson was quoted as saying.
The latest round of job cuts follow a similar move in 2023, when the company had trimmed certain Alexa related jobs and has been conducting similar cuts since including the Wondery podcast, stores and communication units.
Despite the cuts, Amazon reported a net gain of 4,000 jobs between the fourth quarter of last year and the first quarter of 2025, according to its latest earnings report.
The move comes as a part of CEO Andy Jassy’s broader overhaul to streamline operations by cutting down on bureaucracy and reducing the number of managerial roles.
Three months ago the company rolled out a major overhaul, the biggest upgrade to Alexa in a decade, enhancing it with generative AI to make it more conversational and capable of performing tasks for users, among other new features.
Amazon shares on Wednesday closed marginally lower, dipping less than 1% to $210.25.
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