TikTok to Lay Off 75 Employees at Its Downtown Bellevue Office

TikTok is laying off 75 employees at its downtown Bellevue office at Lincoln Square North, effective October 19, 2026, according to a WARN notice filed with Washington’s Employment Security Department. The cuts affect TikTok Shop and global e-commerce teams, including product managers, engineers, and data scientists. While this impacts the broader Puget Sound tech landscape where TikTok employs roughly 1,600 people, the layoffs are specific to Bellevue and don’t directly affect Burien residents or local services.