Google Cuts 100+ Cloud Design Roles, Some Teams Halved

Google cut more than 100 design and user‑experience roles in its Cloud unit this week, primarily in quantitative user‑experience research and platform and service experience teams. Reports say some cloud design teams were halved, and the layoffs affected many U.S.-based employees including staff on visas. Affected employees were notified by email and given roughly 60 days (reports cite until early December) to seek other internal roles. The reductions are part of a broader 2025 efficiency and restructuring push to redirect resources toward AI infrastructure even as Google Cloud posts record revenue and operating income. Employees expressed frustration over pay, job security and management decisions, while Google described the changes as small team adjustments intended to improve collaboration and customer service.