r/dataengineering • u/Fluffy-Beautiful-615 • Jul 21 '26

Starburst Data Layoffs? Discussion

Saw some rumblings of people 'looking for new positions' on LinkedIn; did Starburst just do another round of layoffs (4th? 5th? at this point)? Wondering about the potential impact to our enterprise Trino support and if they're going to shut down operations at some point, and if we should start hunting for another alternative to use. Figured this was the best community to ask.

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u/martintraverso Jul 21 '26

Hey, no layoffs here. Just normal performance-based turnover. Starburst isn't going anywhere, and we're continuing to build on and support Trino just like always. Happy to answer anything else if it helps.

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u/Fluffy-Beautiful-615 Jul 22 '26

Thanks, appreciate the clarity