#softwaredevelopment

Pretty much all the contractors who work for BP have just been told. Will half the number of developers and leaves a pretty small amount of FTE staff.

As many as 2 billion artificial intelligence (AI) agents could eventually be deployed globally, with AI writing half the code, according to Sriram Raghavan, general manager of IBM Software India and Software Innovation Lab.

https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/ai-will-create-more-software-transform-developers-roles-ibm-s-raghavan-126110201332_1.html

Amazon.com cut about 250 jobs on Wednesday in its devices and services unit, mainly in software development, Reuters reported, after weeks of product launches including new Kindle e-readers and tablets.

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/amazon-extends-job-cuts-devices-201849113.html

Mexico is experincing layoffs again today only after 6weeks from the last round.
OCI impacted.

Dell's mgmt constantly: overpromises, sets unrealistic expectations, and pushes sw products to market before they are ready to be released - u'll be in a permanent beta.... also, Dell prioritizes HW sales over developing innovative / competitive enterprise SW . This leads to experienced software engineers and technical leaders leave after reorgs or acquisitions, often replaced by process-oriented managers & RED TAPE. There will be way too many meetings, mgrs, approvals, processes, and admin reqs - everything will be slow.... Finally you will deal with unecessary tech complexity - pure sh-t - kubernetes all over the place, dev will be hard, maintenance even harder. You have been warned. Now let the thumbs down for this post begin.

I was laid off last year and after thousands of applications and plenty of final interviews I've had no luck in getting a job. Even grocery stores and fast food aren't hiring. Has hiring been happening at all in Bellevue or Atlanta for corporate roles?

US Defense and Intelligence - Join the team
https://breakingdefense.com/2026/07/oracle-inks-7-billion-deal-to-consolidate-pentagon-software-purchases/

OK, here is the skinny from h1bhq.com -

465 LCA filings, 455 w/CERTIFIED status (done deal), 40% classified specifically as "Software Developer", 60% with "Developer" or "Software Development" in the title, median reported salary range around $142K to $184K.... 20% of certified records in 5 areas that show in Oracle's 2026 WARN layoff records (reported to the state).

I'll post source details in a reply to this post...

All data is open source and it's coming from:
https://h1bhq.com/search?employerSlug=ORACLE-america-inc&fiscalYear=2026

This is the lowest slack count its been in months. Even if they don't do mass layoffs, Oracle is definitely trending downward. I'm on a development team for a business unit piloting even more AI automation tools. End to end autonomous development is the direction Oracle wants to move to! From AI lunch and learns it appears like they even want POs to write requirements and acceptance criteria that is fed into AI + governance systems which will deliver POCs if not fully compliant features into legacy systems without engineers directly involved

Oracle Corporation has confirmed over 500 layoffs impacting its Kansas City operations. These permanent cuts will affect approximately 150 different job titles, primarily in software development, management, and customer service. An economist noted that the impact could be doubled for the region due to Oracle being an exporting firm. The company is reportedly reallocating resources towards artificial intelligence and data centers. Affected employees are expected to have their last day on June 1.

Kansas City, Missouri

https://www.kmbc.com/article/oracle-layoffs-kansas-city-economic-impact/70912810

All devs and qa from the Chicago office have been laid off due to restructure

I push cursor-generated code without even looking at it. In fact, I haven't even looked at our codebase in months. All I interact with is the chat window. My teammates don't even read the PR's, they just trust the Copilot comments and approve. So far, nothing has broken. Any other teams doing it like this?

I was a former and now IGT software developer and just laid off yesterday.

Yeah, let’s talk about the code you write
Is it running fast, or lagging through the night?
Don't guess the seconds, don't watch the clock
We use math to put the runtime on lock
Drop the beat, let's analyze

When your data starts to grow, how does your program scale?
Asymptotic runtime tells the ultimate tale
We look at the horizon where the inputs get massive,
forget the small numbers, we can't be passive
Ignore the constants, drop the lower order terms,
we focus on the shape as the algorithm squirms
It’s the trend line mapping out the ultimate peak,
the limiting behavior is the secret that we seek

That's big o, big omega, big theta in the mix,
measuring the steps and the algorithmic tricks
As n goes to infinity, the truth comes out,
asymptotic runtime is what scaling is about

First up is the king, call it constant time,
o(1) efficiency, the cleanest in the rhyme.
An array lookup by index, it never has to wait,
no matter if the input size is 10 or 88

Then comes linear time, o(n) is the name,
looping through a list, every element the same
If the data doubles up, the work will double too,
like searching for a needle til the whole scan is through

Now log it down, o log n on the track,
binary search cutting all the data in the back
Divide and conquer, splitting choices right in half,
super fast scaling makes the engineer laugh
But watch out for quadratic, o n squared is a trap,
nested loops spinning till your cpu snaps
Bubble sort lagging when the database gets wide,
with a million inputs, there's nowhere to hide

So check your efficiency before you deploy,
don't let a slow runtime ki-l your coding joy
Analyze the growth rate, see how it behaves,
that’s how a senior dev saves the day and saves the waves

Asymptotic vision

Infinity and beyond

Peace

Reference - https://www.hcamag.com/au/specialisation/hr-technology/all-our-human-developers-could-be-replaced-by-ai-within-a-few-years-sap-boss/579647

Statement of intent which will be moved towards gradual actions!

Expeditors International recently cut approximately 230 technology-related jobs. These layoffs primarily impacted employees across multiple offices in Washington state. Affected roles included software developers, quality-assurance testers, and project managers. This action marks the end of the company's long-standing tradition of not laying off employees. The company confirmed these cuts as a workplace restructuring in a state WARN Act filing.

Seattle, Washington

https://www.geekwire.com/2026/expeditors-cuts-230-tech-jobs-in-seattle-region-ending-decades-long-policy-against-layoffs/

Ticketmaster has laid off approximately 350 employees across its operations. These cuts affect various functions within the company. The firm aims to increase focus on fewer initiatives. It plans to bring more software development in-house. This restructuring prioritizes engineering, product, and design divisions.

https://www.iqmagazine.com/2026/05/ticketmaster-confirms-around-350-layoffs/

Cigna's Hyderabad Innovation Hub (HIH), often associated with Evernorth, is a major technology and operations center for The Cigna Group in India. It focuses on driving innovation, digital transformation, and supporting global teams with roles in AI, software development, and analytics. The facility aims to support thousands of employees and serves as a key hub for enhancing global health services.

outsourcing ruined this company top to bottom. I have been seeing this decline for last 6-10years. IT apps being built are below college project level. If Dan really wants to fix this he should start the reboot there

I am skeptical about the value of architects in modern development, especially when they operate in an ivory tower. The role often results in a pile of Confluence pages and diagrams that no one reads, adds unnecessary bureaucracy, and ultimately slows us down. Many are outdated and worse than scrum masters.To be valuable, an architect must be able to contribute directly to the codebase. If they can't code, their relevance in a fast-paced delivery environment is questionable.
The architect role has become parasitic, consuming resources and time without delivering tangible value to the development process

I met a new SD at lunch this week who recently joined. The guy pulls no punches. Super smart I hope he won’t lose patience with this place. He isn’t afraid to say what all the engineers in the room are thinking that most SDs and VPs are too stupid to understand.

Lots of full time employees that are Leads don't know how to code, only thing they know is to take credit from the work the contractors do.

Any affected? I dont know what they do

Whatever veep or c-suite mo--n enabled this team should start looking for a new job.

Altho i hv no stats, i expect we produce more slides on a daily basis than we do lines of code that actually build us any sort of IP.

And what's depressing is that most of the slideware is just rehash, update, and repackaging of the same old cr-p.

I'm one of the thousands of slide jockey here, so the irony of this post isn't lost on me but hey, tomorrow is another new week in which I'll do the same old sh-t as I've for the past many years.