Cloudflare Layoffs
Industry Security · Location SF Bay Area · United States · Subscribe (RSS)
Cloudflare has 3 publicly reported layoff rounds on record between January 11, 2024 and May 7, 2026. A total of about 1,364 employees were affected across these rounds.
Layoff history
More than 1,100 employees, about 20% of Cloudflare's workforce, lost their jobs in May 2026 as the security and networking company restructured around what it called the "agentic AI era." Co-founders Matthew Prince and Michelle Zatlyn told staff that internal AI usage had grown more than 600% in the prior three months, prompting a company-wide reimagining of "every internal process, team, and role." The cuts touched divisions including engineering, HR, finance, and marketing, and leadership framed them as a strategic realignment rather than cost-cutting. Severance was described by the company as industry-leading: full base salary through the end of 2026, healthcare coverage through year-end for U.S. employees, and accelerated equity vesting through August 15, including a waiver of one-year cliffs for eligible workers.
Reason: Restructuring around agentic AI
Source: blog.cloudflare.com
Cloudflare disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its San Francisco, CA operations in May 7, 2026. Approximately 224 roles were eliminated.
Reason: Layoff Permanent
Cloudflare disclosed a workforce reduction affecting its SF Bay Area operations in January 11, 2024. Approximately 40 roles were eliminated.
Source: twitter.com
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