Amazon has confirmed that it is cutting jobs within its cloud computing division.
“After a thorough review of our organization, our priorities, and what we need to focus on going forward, we’ve made the difficult business decision to eliminate some roles across particular teams in AWS,” Amazon spokesperson Brad Glasser said in a statement. “We didn’t make these decisions lightly, and we’re committed to supporting the employees throughout their transition.”
The company did not disclose which teams within Amazon Web Services were affected or how many employees would be impacted by the layoffs.
Reuters first reported the news.
In May, Amazon announced its third consecutive quarterly revenue miss at AWS, with first-quarter sales rising 17% to $29.27 billion—down from 18.9% growth in the previous quarter.
Amazon stated that the layoffs are not mainly driven by its artificial intelligence investments, but rather part of ongoing efforts to streamline operations and realign priorities.
The company added that it is still hiring within AWS.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has led a multi-year cost-cutting campaign that has resulted in over 27,000 job cuts since 2022. While layoffs have continued into this year, they’ve occurred on a smaller scale.
In recent months, divisions such as Amazon’s stores, communications, and devices and services have also faced job reductions.

