New Delhi: Google is reportedly planning to put off a few of its engineering workers in its Hyderabad and Bengaluru places of work as a part of a worldwide restructuring effort, Enterprise Normal reported. The tech large might also reassign some workers to extra revenue-focused tasks. Nevertheless, Google has not formally confirmed any job cuts or disclosed what number of roles may very well be affected.

Google Layoffs

The search engine large on Thursday, April 10 laid off tons of of workers from its platforms and units division — the crew behind Android OS, Pixel telephones, and the Chrome browser. The information was reported by The Data, citing sources accustomed to the matter.

A Google spokesperson advised The Data, “Since combining the Platforms and Gadgets groups final 12 months, we’ve targeted on turning into extra nimble and working extra successfully, and this included making some job reductions along with the voluntary exit program that we supplied in January.”

Again in 2023, Google carried out an identical restructuring, chopping round 12,000 jobs — about 6 per cent of its international workforce — to higher align with its product priorities. The layoffs affected a number of groups, together with engineering, product, and company roles, with some influence additionally felt at its places of work in India.

As of 2025, over 23,500 tech workers have been laid off throughout 93 firms, in keeping with knowledge from Layoffs.fyi, an internet site that tracks job cuts within the tech trade. Current layoffs at firms like Google and Microsoft replicate a broader shift within the sector, with AI-driven restructuring, efficiency critiques, and efforts to streamline operations taking part in a giant function.