Amazon lays off hundreds at its IT centers in Romania amid global restructuring in the tech sector
US tech giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) laid off 464 employees at its software development centers in Romania in 2023, according to official data reported by its local subsidiary Amazon Development Center SRL to the Finance Ministry. The cuts represented over 10% of the company’s local workforce. Even after the layoffs in 2023, Amazon remains one of the biggest tech employers in Romania, with over 3,700 local employees.
The downsizing of Amazon’s Romanian development centers came amid significant workforce restructuring reported by major…