The $59 billion cloud data company Snowflake made “targeted” staff cuts, the company confirmed.
“These actions reflect targeted adjustments to align our teams with Snowflake’s long-term strategy,” a Snowflake spokesperson said. “Such steps are a natural part of scaling a fast-growing company, and we remain firmly committed to sustained growth. Snowflake will continue investing in our people and products to deliver exceptional value and best-in-class support for customers. We see significant opportunities ahead and are confident in our strategy and the strength of our team.”
The cuts affected its technical writing and documentation team, according to several LinkedIn posts.
This team helped document and write instructions about Snowflake’s technology so that developers and other customers can better understand how to use it.
Snowflake declined to comment on the specifics of the teams affected.
Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy previously told Business Insider that the company is focusing on becoming more operationally efficient while building more AI products.
Recently, several other tech companies have conducted layoffs as the industry moves to focus on AI. Atlassian laid off 10% of its workforce earlier this month, and Block laid off 40% of its staff last month. Both companies attributed these cuts to AI.
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