Uber to Cut 3,300 Jobs, About 10% of Global Workforce

Uber announced plans to cut about 10% of its global workforce to streamline management and reduce operating costs. In an email to employees, Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi said the move is intended to make the company simpler and more efficient, and to create more room for future investments. As of the end of 2025, Uber had about 34,000 employees worldwide. The company's shares rose about 2% in premarket trading on the news, but Uber did not disclose the exact number of job cuts.

The restructuring includes cutting nearly half of small teams of one to two employees and reducing by 20% the number of staff more than seven levels away from the chief executive. The company will also merge some teams and concentrate employees in major hubs such as New York and San Francisco. Most remote employees will be required to work from the office, with only about 1% of staff allowed to continue working remotely in the future. Khosrowshahi said the company has outgrown many of its organizational structures at its current scale and needs clearer role definitions and faster decision-making processes.

The restructuring also involves merging engineering and science teams, as well as integrating ride-hailing, restaurant, retail, and white-label delivery businesses. The savings will be reinvested in the core ride-hailing and delivery platforms, as well as in the autonomous taxi sector. Uber has committed to investing more than $10 billion in autonomous driving partners over the coming years and has already invested in companies such as Avride, Lucid, Nuro, and Rivian. In his email, Khosrowshahi emphasized that these changes are designed to reduce coordination efforts and allow employees to spend more time building and serving customers.