Amazon announces 95 more Washington layoffs through January

Amazon announced it will lay off 95 employees between December and late January.

The cuts will affect employees in Sumner, Bellevue, Seattle, Redmond, and Pasco, as well as remote workers.

Separation dates for those roles begin on Dec. 7, 2026, and run through Jan. 25, 2027, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice submitted on Nov. 2.

Amazon provided at least 90 days’ notice before separation, which is 30 days more than required. The WARN letter also noted the layoffs are expected to be permanent.

Amazon cuts include software developers, product managers

Amazon is eliminating several different roles, including vice president of product management, director of supply chain management, director of software development, account representatives, strategists, scientists, researchers, and associates.

Operations, program, risk, and product managers, software development engineers, data engineers, and training specialists will also be affected.

The layoffs come as Amazon announced it is hiring around 300,000 seasonal workers. The openings include part-time and full-time roles across its U.S. operations.

Amazon said seasonal employees working at least 30 hours per week will be eligible for health care coverage beginning Jan. 1, 2027. Plans start at $5 per week with $5 copays.

The hiring push follows Amazon’s September announcement of more than $1.5 billion in additional pay for U.S. operations employees. Jobs will be posted weekly through December.

MyNorthwest has reached out to Amazon for further comment.

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