Walmart is eliminating another 306 technology positions in California, extending a series of workforce reductions even as the retail giant reports rising profits and accelerating growth in its e-commerce and advertising businesses.
The latest cuts were disclosed in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filing submitted to California regulators on June 19. According to the filing, all affected positions are based at Walmart's technology operations in Sunnyvale, with the layoffs scheduled to take effect on Aug. 21.
The reductions are concentrated across three locations:
- 198 positions at Crossman Avenue.
- 103 positions at 11th Avenue.
- Five positions at West California Avenue.
The layoffs are permanent, according to the WARN notice.
The move marks another round of restructuring inside Walmart's technology division. In May 2025, the company eliminated about 1,500 positions across its global technology, e-commerce and advertising businesses. A month later, another 381 jobs were cut in Sunnyvale, making the latest announcement the third major reduction affecting the company's technology workforce.
The changes come less than two years after Walmart opened its Crossman Avenue campus, which the retailer described as a "next-generation workplace" capable of accommodating roughly 2,000 employees. Despite the investment, the company has continued reshaping its engineering and product organizations as artificial intelligence becomes a larger focus.
According to an internal memo reported by The Wall Street Journal, Global Chief Technology Officer Suresh Kumar and Daniel Danker, executive vice president of AI acceleration, product and design, told employees that the restructuring consolidates responsibilities and removes overlapping positions as the company aligns teams with future priorities.
The workforce reductions contrast sharply with Walmart's recent financial performance. For the quarter ended April 30, the retailer reported revenue of $177.8 billion, a 7.3% increase from a year earlier, while net income climbed 18.8% to $5.3 billion.
Digital operations continued to outpace the broader business. Walmart reported:
- Global e-commerce sales increased 26%.
- Advertising revenue rose 37%.
- Advertising and membership businesses now contribute roughly one-third of total company earnings, according to Chief Financial Officer John David Rainey.
Even with those gains, Walmart shares declined about 7% following its earnings release after the company issued second-quarter sales guidance that fell short of Wall Street expectations.
The latest layoffs have also renewed attention on Walmart's hiring of highly skilled foreign workers. Department of Labor records show the company has filed 319 H-1B labor condition applications during the current filing year, down sharply from 4,148 a year earlier. Federal immigration data show Walmart submitted 3,245 H-1B petitions during fiscal 2025, with 3,233 approved.
