- 817 Microsoft software engineers have lost their jobs in Washington alone
- The layoffs were supposed to target ineffective management layers
- About a third of the Microsoft code is written, Google and Meta are also in a similar place
Microsoft has recently confirmed about 6,000 to 7,000 job cuts worldwide, including around 2,000 layoffs in its original state, Washington.
It is now revealed that more than 40% of Washington layoffs were linked to software engineering (817 roles) (via Bloomberg), the company previously declaring that layoffs were part of a wider cost reduction effort and an investment transfer in AI.
With software engineers, the most affected roles in Washington were product management (373 roles) and technical programs management (218 roles), with business programs management (55 roles), customer experience program management (44 roles) and product design (31 roles) also on the table.
More than 800 Microsoft software engineers licensed in Washington condition
Despite the clear and continuous need for software engineers in a world increasingly defined by software, it has become obvious that Microsoft Deer appropriate to replace human workers with artificial intelligence. CEO Satya Nadella recently confirmed that AI now writes about a third of the code of certain projects, recent layoffs raising concerns about the effects of AI on human workers and software developers.
More broadly, this is a trend that we see other technological companies, including Salesforce and Workday. The CEO of Google, Sundar Pichai and the CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, also noted what part of their code is now written by AI.
However, Microsoft was criticized for mixed messaging. The company said the latest layoffs were mainly designed to reduce the ineffectiveness of intermediate management by removing unnecessary strata, and although 17% of Washington layoffs have linked to managers, the loss of hundreds of software engineers increases ringtone.
Mike Droettbom, director of Microsoft’s main software engineering, suggested in an article Linkedin that Python and Open -Source remain important roles even if companies adopt major changes: “Looking in the room, I saw so many faces – some that I have known for almost 25 years – meeting with the same shared goal, even as the names of the company on our Badges change”. “”
“My heart goes to the majority of the team that has been dismissed,” added Droettbom.
Techradar Pro asked Microsoft a new transparency in the roles affected by its redundancies.
