Sea Limited

Sea Limited's Shopee unit cut hundreds of developer roles in Singapore in May-June 2026 as parent Sea accelerated an AI-led restructuring of its engineering org, including its TensorFlow and recommendation infrastructure teams. Local press coverage characterised the cuts as a sharp shift away from hiring after years of expansion and raised concerns about Singapore's broader tech labor market and Sea's responsibility for displaced engineers.

Sea Limited faced a class action lawsuit alleging materially false and misleading statements regarding its Garena (gaming) and Shopee (e-commerce) business segments. The initial complaint was filed July 2023. A $46 million settlement was reached, with court hearing scheduled for July 1, 2025. The company also conducted multiple layoff rounds in 2022-2023, cutting 3% of Shopee Indonesia staff and withdrawing from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, France, and India.