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Snyk reportedly cuts 90 jobs to accelerate AI strategy.

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Peter McKay left Snyk Ltd. as CEO on Feb 1st '26.

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Snyk reportedly cuts 90 jobs to accelerate AI strategy. Interim CEO Ken MacAskill Says Changes Will Speed Product Development and Execution Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) - June 25, 2026 Snyk reportedly plans to cut 90 workers in an effort to move faster by flattening leadership, unifying go-to-market operations and aligning R&D around four focused areas. The Boston-based application security vendor revealed plans to simplify its structure by reducing the size of some teams in a push to increase focus, clarify mission and build tools faster, said CEO Ken MacAskill. Snyk didn't disclose how many employees were being laid off, though publication Globes reported 90 workers were affected across the United States as well as in Snyk's Israeli development center. "What is changing is how we are organized," MacAskill wrote Wednesday in a note to customers and partners. "We are simplifying our structure so we can move faster for you, and that includes reducing the size of some teams. We are saying goodbye to colleagues we respect, people whose work is in the products you use every day and we are treating everyone affected with fairness and care." MacAskill said Snyk is unifying research and development under one leader and focusing its efforts on AI-written code, autonomous agents in production, vulnerabilities that now chain into real attacks and adversaries that never...

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These are Snyk's first layoffs since Peter McKay announced his intent to step down as CEO, writing in February, "I believe the right path forward for Snyk's next decade is to bring in a leader with deep roots in product innovation and artificial intelligence" and saying he'd "remain fully engaged as CEO until my successor is found."

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