The Software Engineer Weekly

The Software Engineer Weekly

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Kevin Naughton Jr.
May 24, 2026
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This week, Meta laid off another 8,000 employees. These layoffs feel so dystopian nowadays especially since Meta employees ended up learning the exact day the massive cuts would happen. Imagine having to do your job the last few weeks knowing that thousands of people were going to be laid off by the end of the month.

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