Google has let go 200 members from its core team as part of a cost-cutting and restructuring exercise. About 50 roles were axed from the engineering team operating out of the California headquarters. Some of the jobs are expected to be relocated overseas, primarily to India and Mexico, as reported by CNBC.
Most of those impacted were involved in the development of the tech responsible for Google’s best offerings as well as its global information technology infrastructure and user safety.
Asim Husain, vice president, Google Developer Ecosystem, conveyed to the employees that the company now wishes to work more closely with its partners and developer communities, which is why relocation to high-growth workforce locations was being considered.
As has been the practice, Google has offered severance packages as well as outplacement support to those impacted. The laid off employees will be allowed to apply for other positions within the organisation.
On 30 April, Google had let go employees from its Python, Flutter and Dart teams as part of a global restructuring. The reason for the headcount reduction was cited as the need for increasing efficiency and eliminating bureaucracy. The tech firm had, however, made it clear at the time that the layoffs were not companywide.
Before that, Google had grabbed headlines when it fired some employees who participated in sit-in protests against the company’s controversial $1.2 billion contract with Israel.
