Software Engineers Face Layoffs as Tech Industry Begins Cutbacks

Software engineers Adrian Eufracio, right, and Digant Jagtap work together at Zeeto, an internet marketing company, in San Diego, Calif., on May 28, 2019. Sam Hodgson/The San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS

Software engineers face increasing prospects of being laid off as the tech industry begins downsizing due to economic uncertainties.

Tech work was once considered a safe bet regarding job security, with many people encouraged to “learn to code” over the past two decades.