Oracle Cuts 359 Seattle Jobs in Ongoing Restructuring

Oracle Confirms Seattle Layoffs

Oracle is cutting 359 jobs in Seattle, according to a regulatory filing cited by The Seattle Times. The layoffs were announced as part of a multibillion-dollar restructuring plan that the cloud computing company is extending.

The filing was made on Wednesday, and the cuts were reported on September 16, 2026. The Seattle Times described the move as part of sweeping cuts at the company.

Broader Cloud Unit Reductions

A separate report from India Times, published on September 25, 2026, describes wider layoffs in Oracle’s America Cloud Infrastructure organisation. That report, based on a leaked document obtained by Business Insider, states that 546 employees were laid off from the unit. The document listed job titles and ages of affected workers and was prepared to comply with US federal age-discrimination laws.

According to that report, the 546 employees represented about 7.6 per cent of the 7,185 employees listed in the unit. The figures in the two reports differ: The Seattle Times cites 359 Seattle jobs, while the India Times report cites 546 layoffs across the America Cloud Infrastructure organisation. The sources do not resolve whether these numbers overlap or represent separate cuts.

Where the Cuts Fell

The India Times report, citing Business Insider’s analysis of the leaked document, provides a breakdown of the roles eliminated in the cloud unit. Software developers made up about 17 per cent of the eliminated roles. The largest number of cuts in a single job category came from software developer III positions, with 57 roles eliminated. Program manager IV and principal core infrastructure engineer roles were also among the categories with significant cuts.

About 128 of the eliminated positions, or roughly 23 per cent, had the word “manager” in the job title. Program managers alone accounted for 61 terminations. The report states that middle managers and employees over 40 made up a significant share of those affected.

Restructuring Context

The India Times report links the cuts to the company reducing layers, controlling costs and shifting resources towards a large expansion of cloud and AI infrastructure. The Seattle Times report attributes the Seattle layoffs to the extension of a multibillion-dollar restructuring plan.

The reports do not provide a direct quotation from Oracle about the specific reasons for the layoffs. The India Times report notes that the leaked document was prepared for age-discrimination compliance, which is a legal requirement rather than a company statement on cause.

What Is Not Known

The sources do not specify the total number of layoffs across Oracle, nor do they state how many countries or locations are affected beyond Seattle and the America Cloud Infrastructure organisation. The exact timing of when all cuts will take effect is not provided. The company has not publicly commented in the available material on the specific role or age breakdowns described in the India Times report.

Sources

• Oracle lays off hundreds in Seattle, part of sweeping cuts | The Seattle Times
• Oracle job cuts shock cloud unit: Why are middle managers and workers over 40 taking a bigger hit in the latest layoffs?