Salesforce Conducts New Round of Layoffs Affecting Agentforce and Other Products
Salesforce has carried out a new round of layoffs, its second this year, with a California WARN notice confirming 86 job cuts at its San Francisco headquarters effective August 7. The cuts affect employees working on the company's Agentforce AI platform, MuleSoft integration tool, and Marketing Cloud software, though core Agentforce teams were reportedly spared. The layoffs come as Salesforce navigates a more than 30% stock decline this year and attempts to reposition itself around AI-driven products amid concerns that AI could displace its traditional software offerings.
Salesforce has announced a second wave of layoffs in 2025, following an earlier round in January that eliminated fewer than 1,000 roles. A WARN notice filed with California regulators on Monday confirmed 86 job cuts at the company's Mission Street office in San Francisco, with additional roles affected in Washington state and internationally. The affected teams include those working on Agentforce, Salesforce's flagship AI agent platform, as well as MuleSoft and Marketing Cloud, though sources indicate the core Agentforce development teams were not impacted. The cuts arrive just two weeks after CEO Marc Benioff celebrated record revenue and cash flow on the company's Q1 FY2027 earnings call, and on the same day Salesforce announced its 13th acquisition in as many months — a deal for revenue management software company m3ter. Salesforce is also executing a $50 billion share buyback program approved earlier this year, even as its stock has shed more than 30% of its value. The company has faced investor concern that AI tools and agents could erode demand for its core CRM software, though Agentforce recently surpassed $1 billion in annualized revenue. Salesforce employed approximately 80,000–83,000 people globally as of late January and has not publicly commented on the latest cuts.
What's missing
The total number of employees affected globally — beyond the 86 in California — has not been disclosed, making the full scale of this layoff round unclear.
How coverage differed
The Register framed the layoffs with notable tension, juxtaposing them against Benioff's recent boasts of 'record revenue' and 'incredible cash flow' as well as the company's aggressive acquisition spree and $50 billion buyback — suggesting a contradiction between financial messaging and workforce reductions. Business Insider and Times of India focused more straightforwardly on the operational details and Agentforce's strategic significance, with less emphasis on the financial irony.
What different sources said
- Business InsiderLeft
Salesforce lays off employees in a new round of cuts
- Times of IndiaCenter
Meta layoffs: More than half of job cuts are in two US states
- The RegisterCenter
Salesforce cuts staff amid acquisition spree and $50 billion share buyback
- Yahoo FinanceCenter
Salesforce layoffs hit Agentforce, MuleSoft, Marketing Cloud 2026
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