Google plans to cut more jobs, which will affect Indian workers in its Bengaluru and Hyderabad offices.
Google is reportedly preparing to lay off more employees in India as part of its global restructuring plan, which will affect teams working in marketing, sales, and advertising.
Ankush Pandey
Highlights
- Google plans to make more layoffs in India.
- These layoffs in Hyderabad and Bengaluru are probably going to start as early as next week.
- Google may decide to reassign engineering positions rather than fire employees.
India-based employees will be affected by Google's alleged plans for yet another round of layoffs. Advertising, sales, and marketing teams—mainly from Google's Hyderabad and Bengaluru offices—are expected to be impacted by the impending layoffs, which are reportedly a part of the company's ongoing global restructuring efforts.
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Google has not disclosed the number of impacted positions or formally confirmed the layoffs in India, but a Business Standard report claims that the process of terminating staff members may start as early as next week. The announcement of new layoffs comes after Google's Platforms and Devices division underwent a recent reorganization that reportedly led to the global layoff of hundreds of employees.
Important product lines like Android, Pixel smartphones, and the Chrome browser are managed by this division. In an effort to become more agile and in line with its changing business priorities, Google acknowledged that the restructuring was intended to boost operational efficiency.
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But in India, the report says, Google will be a little more cautious, particularly when it comes to engineering positions. Technical employees at the campuses in Hyderabad and Bengaluru may be transferred to more "revenue-generating" projects rather than being laid off.
The latest round of Google layoffs coincides with more extensive adjustments to the organization's internal framework. Last year, Google combined its Platforms and Devices divisions and implemented voluntary departure plans to lessen the impact of upcoming layoffs.
A Google representative admitted in a statement earlier this year that the layoffs were a part of the process of streamlining after the merger. In addition, Google admitted that its employees were offered buyout options in January, which allowed them to leave the company voluntarily.
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Notably, Google is navigating a shifting digital economy alongside a number of other significant tech firms. This is largely due to the emergence of generative AI and the necessity of reallocating spending to high-priority business areas. Tech firms and startups have responded to these pressures by implementing cost-effective strategic realignments, team consolidations, and performance-based evaluations.
According to Layoffs.fyi, 108 companies globally had laid off over 28,000 tech workers by the beginning of 2025. The wave of layoffs has affected big players like Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, and Google.
As early as May 2025, Microsoft was allegedly planning to lay off workers. It is purported that the organization will reduce middle-management staff and increase the ratio of engineers to non-technical staff. In an effort to increase productivity by reducing hierarchies, Microsoft is reportedly examining departments where managers outnumber programmers.
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The security division of Microsoft is reportedly preparing to push for a significant increase in the engineer-to-manager ratio, with a target of 10:1 from the current 5.5:1, under Charlie Bell's leadership. Additionally, employees who consistently receive low performance ratings (scoring "Impact 80" or lower) may be let go as a result of the restructuring.
In the case of Google specifically, job cuts have previously impacted its India offices. The company laid off about 12,000 workers worldwide in 2023, which accounted for roughly 6% of its workforce. This had an effect on its operations in several departments in India. But the current scenario seems more focused, with an emphasis on reorienting particular operations like marketing and advertising to take into account the realities of the market. Source:- indiatoday.com
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