Uber To Cut 3,300 Jobs In Major Global Workforce Restructuring

Uber is cutting approximately 3,300 jobs worldwide as part of a broad restructuring intended to simplify its operations and free up resources for future investments. The affected positions represent about 10% of the company’s global workforce.

CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced the changes in an internal message shared with employees on Wednesday, September 2. Uber subsequently published the message on its website.

The restructuring will consolidate teams, reduce management layers and reorganize parts of Uber’s engineering and delivery operations. The savings are expected to support investment in the company’s mobility, delivery and autonomous-vehicle businesses.

Uber Reduces Management Layers And Small Teams

Uber said it has reduced the number of employees sitting seven or more reporting levels below the CEO by 20%. It has also cut the number of “micro-teams,” defined as teams with only one or two direct reports, by nearly 50%.

Some managers will transition into individual-contributor positions as Uber broadens management responsibilities and removes roles primarily focused on coordination.

“We’ve built new products, expanded into new businesses, reached more consumers and supported more earners, and become a much larger and stronger company. But that growth has also brought complexity: more layers, more coordination, more fragmented ownership, and in some cases structures that made sense when businesses were smaller but no longer serve us well at our current scale,” Khosrowshahi wrote.

Uber is also combining its Core Services Engineering and Science teams. Within its delivery business, operations covering Restaurants, Retail and Direct will be brought together under unified teams at the global, regional and national levels.

The company had approximately 34,000 employees worldwide at the end of 2025, according to its annual report. Reuters reported that Uber shares rose about 2% in premarket trading following the restructuring announcement.

Uber Limits Fully Remote Jobs To About 1%

The organizational overhaul also introduces a stricter location strategy. Uber plans to concentrate global teams in New York and San Francisco, while regional, local and technology employees will be assigned to designated hubs.

Most employees currently working remotely will be asked to move to an office. Going forward, only about 1% of Uber’s workforce will hold fully remote positions.

The company will retain its hybrid-work policy requiring employees to work from an office at least three days each week. Uber said it will also prioritize having managers and their teams based in the same locations, particularly for employees in the earlier stages of their careers.

Uber Redirects Resources Toward Future Growth

Khosrowshahi said the restructuring is designed to make responsibilities clearer, accelerate decision-making and allow employees to spend more time developing products and serving customers.

Uber intends to reinvest the resulting savings in growth and innovation, including its services for drivers, couriers and merchants. Autonomous transportation—particularly the company’s expanding robotaxi strategy—will also remain an important investment area.

Employees whose positions are affected have already been notified, except in countries where Uber must first complete locally required consultation procedures.