Oracle could be preparing for another large round of job cuts, with 7,000 to 10,000 positions reportedly at risk worldwide. Employees in India could also be affected, although there is no clarity yet on how many jobs could be impacted.
The possible layoffs come at a difficult time for Oracle employees. The company has already reduced its workforce significantly over the past year, even as it continues to pour money into cloud computing and artificial intelligence.
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People familiar with the matter told Moneycontrol that Oracle has been asking teams to look for ways to reduce spending. If layoffs do happen, they could affect several departments rather than being limited to a single division.
There has been growing discussion among employees about possible layoffs this month.
September 1 had earlier been considered a possible date for announcements. September 15 is now another date being discussed internally.
But nothing has been finalised yet. There is no confirmed timeline for the layoffs, nor is there a final number of employees who could be affected. Some managers are also reportedly still waiting for clarity on which roles, if any, could be eliminated.
For Oracle's India employees, the uncertainty could be particularly significant. India has a large presence across the company's engineering, technology, cloud and support operations.
The numbers currently being discussed internally suggest that 7,000 to 10,000 jobs could be affected globally. These figures have not been confirmed by Oracle.
The reported cuts would come on top of a substantial fall in Oracle's workforce over the past year.
The company had around 141,000 full-time employees at the end of May 2026, down from approximately 162,000 a year earlier. That is a reduction of roughly 21,000 employees in just 12 months.
Oracle has also acknowledged that AI could play a role in reducing its workforce.
In its annual report, the company said the deployment of AI technologies across its operations had resulted, and could continue to result, in workforce reductions.
The potential layoffs come at an interesting point for Oracle.
The company is spending heavily to expand its data-centre capacity and cloud business as demand for AI-related computing continues to grow.
