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Shopee lays off Singapore employees including software engineers amid AI push

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Shopee has laid off employees in Singapore, including software engineers, as part of a regular review of business operations amid the company's push into artificial intelligence. The layoffs are part of broader global cuts affecting hundreds of developer roles, approximately 8% of its developer workforce. Shopee stated the decisions were made after careful consideration and that support would be provided to affected employees.

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From time to time, departments may make adjustments based on operational and business priorities.

These decisions are always made after careful consideration.

For colleagues affected by any changes, Shopee is committed to providing support during this period.

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Employees at Shopee's Singapore headquarters told CNA they were laid off on Monday, with Bloomberg reporting on Wednesday that the company was cutting hundreds of developer roles globally, amounting to about 8 per cent of its developer workforce.

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