AWS India tech layoffs have reportedly impacted Amazon’s Bedrock teams in Chennai and Bengaluru as the company continues a wider restructuring push. Sources said nearly 400 of 450 Bedrock-linked employees were affected, raising concerns about Amazon’s ongoing job reductions in India.
Amazon Bedrock supports the development of generative AI applications at production scale. The reported cuts come while Amazon works to realign teams and reduce organisational layers across AWS and other business units.
What changed in AWS India tech layoffs
AWS disputed the scale of the reductions. An AWS spokesperson said estimates about Bedrock-focused job losses in India were exaggerated. The company stated it continues to invest in Bedrock, which powers generative AI applications for more than 100,000 organisations worldwide.
Internal communication from AWS Vice President Barry Cooks linked the changes to a strategy shift aimed at closer customer alignment. He told staff that leadership will review the new approach during an upcoming all-hands meeting.
AWS India tech layoffs and Amazon’s AI strategy
Barry Cooks also said AWS is positioning SageMaker as the entry point for AI training, customisation, high-performance computing workloads, and quantum experimentation. SageMaker is a managed service that helps customers build, train, and deploy machine learning models.
Sources added that AWS India tech layoffs have also affected other Amazon units in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Pune, alongside reductions in parts of the US including the Bay Area and New York. businessline earlier reported Amazon India may cut around 1,100 roles under global restructuring plans.
Impact on jobs across Amazon
Amazon said in a January 28 blog post that it planned to lay off about 16,000 employees. That followed another round in October affecting roughly 14,000 staff. Reports indicated many reductions were concentrated in corporate and technology-facing teams across AWS and retail support functions.
At the same time, Amazon had announced plans during Q3 2025 results to add seasonal jobs, including 150,000 roles in India. The company reported a global workforce of 1,532,000 employees.
AWS sales rose 20% year-on-year in Q3 to $33 billion, while operating income reached $11.4 billion. CEO Andy Jassy said demand remained strong in AI and core infrastructure, with AWS adding more than 3.8 gigawatts of capacity in the past year.
