Magic Leap is preparing to cut approximately 193 roles at its Florida headquarters as the company restructures around waveguide manufacturing, device integration and partner-led AI glasses development.
Update, 27 July: A separate California WARN filing showed another 76 planned layoffs at Magic Leap’s Sunnyvale site, taking the known US total to 269.
Magic Leap plans to cut 193 jobs at its headquarters in Plantation, Florida, according to Florida’s 2026 WARN records. The state entry lists 193 affected employees and layoff dates of 1 and 2 October. The cuts will reportedly affect a wide range of engineering and product roles, including hardware, software and some executive positions.
In a statement to The XR Beat, Magic Leap said the changes were intended to align the organization with its focus on waveguide manufacturing and device integration:
Magic Leap has sharpened our strategic focus on the areas where our expertise creates the most value across the AR ecosystem: waveguide manufacturing and device integration.
To align with this direction, we are making organizational changes that reflect where we see the greatest opportunity in helping technology companies bring AI display glasses to market faster and more efficiently.
Magic Leap remains committed to its ecosystem partners and to advancing what’s possible in AR devices. These changes allow us to go deeper on the capabilities that matter most to our mission.
Our focus is on supporting impacted employees and helping our teams stay focused on the work and priorities ahead. Magic Leap has multiple projects and partnerships we’re focused on, and our employees are a critical part of our success.
The Mass Layoff Notice
The notice was received on July 16 and lists the affected dates as October 1 and 2:
The Magic Leap layoffs follow a wider change in strategic direction, which has seen Magic leap move away from building its own AR headsets and towards supplying technology and engineering support to other device makers.
Magic Leap confirmed its partner-led strategy earlier this month, describing itself as a waveguide supplier and device-integration specialist for companies developing AI display glasses. Its work now covers optics, display systems, prototyping and support for bringing devices into production.
Magic Leap Moves Beyond First-Party Headsets
Direct sales of Magic Leap 2 ended on March 31, although authorised resellers can continue delivering the headset until the end of 2026.
The change means Magic Leap is restructuring around a different business model after years spent developing, selling and supporting complete AR devices.
Its current focus includes waveguide manufacturing, optical engineering and helping technology companies develop AR glasses without building those capabilities internally. Magic Leap SVP Scott Carden – in response to questions submitted by The XR Beat – explained that the company wants to bring the cost of the full display system to reach $100 or less per device.
The public WARN record doesn’t explain how the Magic Leap layoffs are divided across teams or whether any current partner programmes will be affected.
Restructures often follow a major change in product and commercial strategy, although the loss of 193 roles remains difficult news for the people affected.
Magic Leap’s next phase will depend on turning its long-standing AR research, manufacturing facilities and device-development experience into a supplier business for the growing AI glasses market.
