Uber laying off 93 Washington state workers, hitting engineer and management roles at Seattle office

Dara Khosrowshahi, now CEO of Uber, speaks at the 2016 GeekWire Summit. (GeekWire File Photo) Uber is laying off 93 Washington state-based employees as part of a sweeping global restructuring that will eliminate roughly 10% of the company’s workforce. The cuts heavily impact the transportation giant’s Seattle hub, targeting those assigned to the downtown engineering center as well as regional remote workers.