Uber lays off 3,300 people, 10% of staff, to flatten management and boost robotaxi bets
saibharadwaj · x · 2026-09-03
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced in an internal email that the company is cutting about 3,300 jobs, roughly 10% of its global headcount, to reduce management layers and invest more in ridesharing, delivery, and robotaxi divisions.
Key points:
- Manager headcount will drop 20%, with some managers shifting to individual contributor roles
- One- or two-person teams cut by 50%; staff more than seven layers below the CEO are being let go
- Engineering, science, and delivery divisions will be combined; delivery operations across restaurants, retail, and direct channels unified
- Remote work is essentially ending, with fewer than 1% of staff allowed to work remotely
Bloomberg first reported the layoffs; TechCrunch published the details.
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