Microsoft is hiring plenty. Go to https://careers.microsoft.com/search.aspx https://careers.microsoft.com/search.aspx and search for software engineering jobs,

Microsoft is hiring plenty. Go to https://careers.microsoft.com/search.aspx https://careers.microsoft.com/search.aspx and search for software engineering jobs, the result is "only the first 500 results are shown." Broad layoffs like what Microsoft did often serve as cover for divesting from product areas or culling dead wood (despite many US states being at-will, it can be surprisingly difficult to fire someone who isn't performing at a large company).