Layoffs and hiring in Bengaluru

Bengaluru is India’s densest cluster of product companies, GCCs and IT services campuses. When a US or Indian employer cuts or hires here, the shock shows up in Whitefield, Outer Ring Road, Sarjapur and the downtown offices within days.

Most Bengaluru records on JobCuts.in are not factory closures. They are engineering, product, support and GCC operations decisions: a hub is trimmed, a support centre is moved, or a startup burns less cash. That is why a 200-person cut at a healthtech or a 250-person country exit can matter as much locally as a headline from a global giant. Workers here typically hold offer letters under Indian contract law, not US WARN notices, so public numbers often arrive through business newspapers, employee posts and company town halls rather than a single government filing. We log those reports with the source attached so you can read the original. Hiring in the city has not stopped. Global capability centres still add platform, security and data roles even in months when IT services net headcount falls. Use this page as a city ledger: every published event that mentions Bengaluru or Bangalore, with dates and headcount, not as a rumour board.

Hiring Sep 17, 2026
Woodside Energy Opens Bengaluru Hub With About 150-160 Staff

Woodside Energy • 155 people in this record

Layoff Aug 31, 2026
PayPal Cuts 220 Jobs in India (About 4% of India Staff)

PayPal • 220 people in this record

Layoff Aug 27, 2026
Even Healthcare Lays Off About 350 in Bengaluru Hospital Pivot

Even Healthcare • 350 people in this record

Layoff Jul 29, 2026
Visa Cuts About 500 Jobs at Bengaluru Technology Centre

Visa • 500 people in this record

Layoff Jul 28, 2026
Krutrim Cuts 20-25 More Jobs, Nearly Halving Remaining Staff

Krutrim • 22 people in this record

Layoff Jun 10, 2026
Opendoor Shuts India Operations, Lays Off About 250 Employees

Opendoor • 250 people in this record

Who is hiring in Bengaluru

How this city page is built

An event appears here when its location or title contains Bengaluru (or a local alias such as Bangalore for Bengaluru). We do not allocate a share of a national total to this city unless the source does. Empty weeks mean we have no published, sourced row — not that employers are frozen.

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