SambaNova Systems, Boston Scientific, Building Robotics, Stem and Cruise are among the tech companies that have recently disclosed to state labor officials their respective decisions to slash jobs in the Bay Area. The job cut disclosures could weigh down an already struggling job market in the Bay Area and California.
The recent tech layoffs are all separate from prior revelations of plans for wide-ranging job cuts worldwide by Facebook app owner Meta Platforms, chipmaking colossus Intel, search titan Google and software giant Salesforce. The full local impact of the job cuts being engineered by these tech titans wasn’t immediately known.
All told, tech companies have revealed plans to cut 266 Bay Area jobs in their most recent reports with the state Employment Development Department (EDD). Here are some details of the latest tech company WARN notices filed with EDD:
- SambaNova Systems, a software company, 77 job cuts in Palo Alto. The reductions occurred April 22.
- Boston Scientific, a provider of software and hardware for the life sciences sector, 63 layoffs in Sunnyvale. The downsizing is scheduled for May 3.
- Stem, a provider of AI software for the energy and utility sectors, 52 job cuts in San Francisco.
- Building Robotics, a workplace software app firm, 48 staff reductions in Fremont. The job losses are due to occur June 30.
- Cruise, a defunct autonomous vehicle company, 26 layoffs in San Francisco and Sunnyvale. The layoffs occurred in mid-April and early April.
- Confluent Medical Technologies, a manufacturer of medical devices, 102 layoffs in Fremont. The staffing reductions are scheduled for June 2.
So far in 2025, the Bay Area has lost 19,700 jobs, and California has shed 54,800 jobs, the EDD reported. The tech sector layoffs could worsen the woes locally and statewide.
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