Google lays off employees from Flutter, Dart and Python teams

Google has laid off staff across key teams like Flutter, Dart, Python and others. While Google confirmed the layoffs, the tech giant did not specify the teams, roles or how many people were let go. The company clarified that the layoffs were not company-wide but were reorgs that are part of the normal course of business. Affected employees will be able to apply for other open roles at Google.

In one X post, a Product Manager from Flutter and Dart said the layoffs had affected “a LOT of teams,” and that “lots of great projects lost people.”

“We’re sad, but still cranking hard on I/O and beyond,” wrote Google PM Kevin Moore in the Flutter development community on Reddit. He added that Flutter and Dart weren’t affected any more or less than other teams. “We know you’ll care SO MUCH about the project and the team and the awesome ecosystem we’ve built together. You’re nervous. I get it. We get it. You’re betting on Flutter and Dart. So am I. So is Google,” he said.

Google will also have new updates to share at its annual I/O developer conference in May this year for the Flutter team.

In a separate post on Reddit, another commenter noted the Python team affected by the layoffs were those who managed the internal Python runtimes and toolchains and worked with OSS Python. Included in this group were “multiple current and former core devs and steering council members,” they said.