Microsoft
LayoffWARN notice filed with the Washington State Employment Security Department
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Affected Positions
Microsoft eliminated 40 positions across its Redmond campus and home offices in an August 2025 restructuring — a broad mix of product management, engineering, security, gaming, and business roles including two M9-level general managers.
These positions account for 37 of the 40 workers reported to ESD. The filing does not give a position breakdown for the remainder, so this table is a partial view rather than the full layoff.
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| Position | Category | Seniority | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineering (IC4/IC5, M5/M6) | Engineering | Individual contributor | 7 |
| Product Management (M5/M6/M7, IC6) | Product | Manager | 6 |
| Design & content (Product Design IC4, Art M6, Game Design M6, Product Marketing IC5, Communications IC5) | Design | Individual contributor | 5 |
| Security (Assurance M6/IC3, Operations Engineering IC3/IC4) | Engineering | Individual contributor | 4 |
| Business Program Management (IC3/IC4, M7) | Product | Individual contributor | 3 |
| Sales (Sales Management M7, Solution Area Specialists M5, Digital Solution Area Specialists IC4) | Sales | Individual contributor | 3 |
| Sourcing Engineering (IC5, M6) / Data Engineering M7 | Engineering | Individual contributor | 3 |
| Customer Experience Program Mgmt (IC4, IC5) | Customer Support | Individual contributor | 2 |
| Executive general management (Engineering General Management M9, Sales Enablement & Ops Management M9) | Other | Executive | 2 |
| Technical Program Management (M5, M8) | Product | Manager | 2 |
Positions extracted from the official notice document using AI; verify with the official ESD source record by employer and filing date.
More Notices from Microsoft
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| Filed | County | Workers | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 6, 2026 | King | 605 | Layoff |
| September 8, 2025 | King | 42 | Layoff |
| July 2, 2025 | King | 830 | Layoff |
| June 2, 2025 | King | 305 | Layoff |
| May 13, 2025 | King | 1,985 | Layoff |
| July 10, 2023 | King | 276 | Layoff |
| June 5, 2023 | King | 22 | Layoff |
| May 9, 2023 | King | 158 | Layoff |
| March 27, 2023 | King | 559 | Layoff |
| March 6, 2023 | King | 689 | Layoff |
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About WARN Notices
Washington law generally requires covered employers to provide 60 days' written notice for qualifying closures, mass layoffs, and certain reductions in hours. Thresholds and exceptions apply. Data on this page comes from Washington ESD's public WARN records. Search ESD's public WARN database.