Sunnyvale, CA jobs, layoffs and employers

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- Senior Infrastructure EngineerCrusoe
- Senior Embedded Software EngineerPaccar
- Sr. Director, Engineering - Next-Gen SIEM (Hybrid)CrowdStrike Holdings
- Principal Product Manager, Exposure ManagementCrowdStrike Holdings
- Sr. Engineer Engineer – Cloud, Core API (Hybrid)CrowdStrike Holdings
- Sr. Engineer, Cloud Native - AI Detection and Response (AIDR) (Hybrid, Sunnyvale)CrowdStrike Holdings
- Sr. Backend Engineer, Cloud Native - AI Detection and Response (AIDR) (Hybrid, Sunnyvale)CrowdStrike Holdings
- Sr. Windows Sensor Engineer (Hybrid)CrowdStrike Holdings
- Sr. Engineer - EPP, Windows Sensor (Hybrid)CrowdStrike Holdings
- Sr. Software Engineer - Sensor - Cloud Runtime Protection (Hybrid)CrowdStrike Holdings
Employers hiring most in Sunnyvale
- Applied Intuition161 open roles
- Amazon127 open roles
- Cerebras Systems91 open roles
- Apple90 open roles
- Synopsys80 open roles
- Wayve78 open roles
- Google72 open roles
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise59 open roles
- Fortinet54 open roles
- Illumio35 open roles
Sunnyvale layoffs
11
Layoff notices, last 12 months
500
workers named
A floor: states may leave out counts
6
employers
| Notice date | Employer | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CepheidTakes effect Dec 28, 2026 | Santa Clara County | 6 | Layoff Permanent | State record | |
| CepheidTakes effect Dec 28, 2026 | Santa Clara County | 5 | Layoff Permanent | State record | |
| CepheidTakes effect Dec 28, 2026 | Santa Clara County | 5 | Layoff Permanent | State record | |
| Magic Leap, Inc.Takes effect Dec 1, 2026 | Santa Clara County | 5 | Layoff Permanent | State record | |
| Uber Technologies, Inc.Takes effect Nov 2, 2026 | Santa Clara County | 94 | Layoff Permanent | State record | |
| Uber Technologies, Inc.Takes effect Nov 2, 2026 | Santa Clara County | 43 | Layoff Permanent | State record | |
| SynopsysTakes effect Dec 16, 2026 | Santa Clara County | 128 | Layoff Permanent | State record | |
| AmazonTakes effect Oct 20, 2026 | Santa Clara County | 70 | Layoff Permanent | State record | |
| Apple, Inc. - Maude Ave.Takes effect Oct 19, 2026 | Santa Clara County | 40 | Layoff Permanent | State record | |
| Apple, Inc. - SunnyvaleTakes effect Oct 19, 2026 | Santa Clara County | 28 | Layoff Permanent | State record | |
| Magic Leap, Inc.Takes effect Oct 1, 2026 | Santa Clara County | 76 | Layoff Permanent | State record |
Conferences in Sunnyvale
Industry conferences and trade shows held in Sunnyvale. 1 with dates announced.
- Elevate: Women's Leadership Forum
May 6 to May 7, 2027 · Sunnyvale, CA
Ticket $405 to $545. Standard $405 member / $545 non-member (early access was $375/$515). 7 CPE credits.
Where Sunnyvale ranks
Where Sunnyvale placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for consumer and retail pay after cost of living$194k · of 11
- #3Best cities for data and analytics pay after cost of living$213k · of 28
- #4Best cities for pay after cost of living in California$192k · of 32
- #4Best all-round cities for AI careers95 / 100 · of 100
- #4Best all-round cities for AI careers in the West Coast88 / 100 · of 39
- #5Best cities for pay after cost of living in the West Coast$192k · of 39
Santa Clara County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs down 0.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population down 0.9% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.2%, down 0.3 points from a year ago
- Sectors adding the most jobs: management of companies (+44,625 jobs), health care (+21,468 jobs)
- Sectors losing the most jobs: manufacturing (−50,224 jobs), professional & technical (−12,753 jobs)
Local job-market news
Recent headlines about layoffs, AI and jobs in Sunnyvale. Each link goes to the publisher.
- California grocery store closing after 57-year runNew York Post on MSN · Oct 29, 2026
- eBay to Cut 1,000 Jobs in Second Round of 2026 LayoffsSTL.News · Oct 21, 2026
- Aria Networks plans to triple workforce with Sunnyvale moveThe Business Journals · Oct 16, 2026
Learn and get funded in Sunnyvale
- Which AI skills each kind of job asks for, with the pay premium.
- Your local workforce board and American Job Centers: training vouchers and re-employment help.
- Grants and funding for job seekers, ranked for your state and situation.
- Unemployment benefits by state, if you are between jobs.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Sunnyvale. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in California? How to file for unemployment in California (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- NOVA Workforce Development Board
San Mateo; Cities: Cupertino, Milpitas, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale
- work2future - Silicon Valley Workforce Development Board
Santa Clara; Cities: San Jose, Stanford
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Santa Clara County economy
4.2%
unemployment, Sep 2026
4.5% the month before
1,040,676
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
1,903,297
people in Santa Clara County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$159,674
median household income
Source: Census ACS
59%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
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