India, Nov. 22 -- Amazon has announced major layoffs, with engineers bearing the brunt of the cuts, according to reports.

In October, the e-commerce giant revealed plans to eliminate 14,000 jobs across nearly all business segments.

Documents filed in New York, California, New Jersey, and Washington showed that roughly 40% of the more than 4,700 job cuts in those states involved engineering roles, CNBC reported.

Human Resources chief Beth Galetti said in a memo that the company aims to innovate more efficiently with a leaner workforce.

"This generation of AI is the most transformative technology we've seen since the Internet," she wrote, emphasizing the need for fewer layers and more ownership to move quickly for customers and business...