Google announces more layoffs from its ‘Core’ employees group, moves some positions to India and Mexico: Report

Google parent Alphabet has been slashing headcount since early last year

Google has started to layoff about 200 employees form its "Core" group in a reorganisation move that will include moving some roles to India and Mexico, CNBC reported on May 1 citing sources.

The search giant's move comes just after its first quarter earnings report last week.

Google’s Core unit is responsible for building the technical foundation behind the company’s flagship products and protecting users’ online safety, according to Google’s website. Core teams include key technical units from information technology, its Python developer team, technical infrastructure, security foundation, app platforms, core developers and various engineering roles.

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At least 50 of the positions eliminated were in engineering at the company’s offices in Sunnyvale, California, filings show. Many of the Core teams will hire corresponding roles in Mexico and India, according to internal documents viewed by CNBC.

Earlier this week, Google had laid off employees from its Python, Dart, Flutter and other teams. The exact number of job cuts could not be ascertained. “As we’ve said, we’re responsibly investing in our company’s biggest priorities and the significant opportunities ahead,” Google spokesperson Alex García-Kummert told had Tech Crunch.

Google parent Alphabet has been slashing headcount since early last year, when the company announced plans to eliminate about 12,000 jobs, or 6% of its workforce, following a downturn in the online ad market. Even with digital advertising rebounding in the past couple quarters, Alphabet has continued downsizing, with layoffs across multiple organizations this year.

(With inputs from CNBC)