Visa, ServiceNow and Chime disclosed plans to cut a combined 609 jobs, affecting workers in three Bay Area cities, WARN letters on file with the state Employment Development Department show.
Visa will slash 320 jobs in Foster City, where the company operates a technology and products center. The layoffs are scheduled to take place on Oct. 1, according to the WARN filing.
ServiceNow intends to chop 154 jobs in Santa Clara at the company’s headquarters complex. The reductions are slated to occur on Sept. 28. So far in 2026, ServiceNow has revealed plans for 208 layoffs, WARN filings show.
Chime, a financial technology company whose services include mobile banking, aims to cut 135 jobs in San Francisco on Sept. 30.
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The cuts come as the tech industry continues to scout for ways to trim staffing levels.
The Bay Area lost 2,000 tech jobs in June, according to seasonally adjusted estimates from Beacon Economics.
Employers slashed a net total of 900 tech jobs in both the South Bay and the San Francisco-San Mateo region, and another 300 in the East Bay.
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