Laid off from Microsoft? Here’s where people in your role are getting hired, plus 90 days of Pro free.
Losing a job is hard, and the first few weeks matter. This page shows who’s hiring now, what else fits you, and a checklist for the first week. Still at Microsoft? All of it works for planning ahead too.
What happened
Reported October 28, 2026: Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees months after 4,800 layoffs; staff have till December to deci Read the story
Reported October 27, 2026: Microsoft to Offer Buyouts to 60,000 Workers in New Cost Cut Read the story
Reported October 27, 2026: Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 employees amid AI spending push Read the story
10 more
Reported October 27, 2026: Microsoft offers “voluntary” layoffs to 60,000 as bosses make workers pay for AI gamble Read the story
Reported October 26, 2026: Microsoft offers buyouts to 60,000 workers but says layoffs remain an option Read the story
Reported October 26, 2026: Microsoft makes new 'voluntary exit' offer to about a quarter of its workforce, including some execs Read the story
Reported October 26, 2026: Microsoft just offered buyouts to 60,000 employees Read the story
Reported October 26, 2026: Microsoft Puts Voluntary Exit Deals in Front of 60,000 Employees, Layoffs Not Ruled Out Read the story
12 quick taps, no sign-up to see your results. Your top careers, what they pay, and who’s hiring for them.
Where people in your role are getting hired
Pick your role:
| Employer | Open roles like this | New this week |
|---|---|---|
| Anduril Industries Staff Software Engineer · Software Engineer, C++ · Ground Software Engineer, Space | 329 | 16 |
| BJAK Staff Software Engineer · Lead Software Engineer · Principal Software Engineer | 304 | 0 |
| SpaceX Application Software Engineer, Applied AI · Principal Software Engineer (Platform Team) · Software Engineer (Platform Team) | 279 | 2 |
| RTX (Raytheon) Senior Software Engineer · Software Engineer II · Senior Software Engineer (Onsite) | 239 | 197 |
| Databricks Senior Software Engineer - Backend · Staff Software Engineer - Backend · Senior Software Engineer - Fullstack | 163 | 4 |
| OpenAI Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure · Software Engineer, Platform Systems · Software Engineer, HSM Infrastructure Security, Consumer Devices | 155 | 4 |
| Elastic Principal Software Engineer - Search Infra - Elasticsearch · Principal Software Engineer - Search Algorithms - Elasticsearch · Principal Software Engineer - Vector Search - Elasticsearch | 145 | 0 |
| Palantir Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government · Software Engineer, Internship · Forward Deployed Software Engineer | 132 | 2 |
Openings right now
- Software Engineer, Cloud · Lifelancer · United States · Remote
- Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Platform · NVIDIA · Canada, United States · Remote
- Senior Software Engineer | Middleware · ExtraHop · USA · Remote
- Senior Software Engineer | Cloud · ExtraHop · USA · Remote
- Staff Software Engineer, Konnect Core Platform · Kong Inc. · USA · Remote
- Backend Product Software Engineer · Dropbox · Remote
Your free account checks each one against your background and sends new matches as they’re posted.
Read from employers’ own career pages and public job boards in the U.S.; changes daily. Microsoft itself is left out.
Your first week
- File for unemployment right away. Benefits usually count from the week you apply. Find your state’s unemployment office.
- Read your separation paperwork before you sign. Note your last day, final pay, severance, unused vacation and the deadline to decide.
- Sort out health insurance. Ask HR about COBRA, and compare plans on HealthCare.gov: losing work coverage opens a special enrollment window.
- Ask for references and LinkedIn recommendations now, while your work is fresh in people’s minds.
- Take stock before you apply everywhere. The 2-minute fit check above is a start; Aptly’s full assessments (about 40 minutes in all, nothing is graded) show which roles fit you, including ones your experience wouldn’t have pointed to, and who’s hiring for them near you.
Your interests, personality and strengths, scored against 13,000+ careers, with live openings and a plan to get there. 90 days of Pro free from this page, no card.
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Layoff details come from public WARN Act notices filed with state workforce agencies and published reports. Aptly is not affiliated with Microsoft. Openings come from employers’ career pages and public job boards. The fit check uses items from the O*NET Interest Profiler (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); it is career exploration, not a hiring test.