Microsoft, currently the world's most valuable tech company, is slashing thousands of workers from its ranks. And even though the tech titan is a rare one headquartered outside the Bay Area, some local jobs are still on the chopping block.

The technology company, headquartered in Washington, is cutting 122 workers in Silicon Valley. The layoffs heavily affected software engineering roles.

Microsoft began laying off about 6,000 workers Tuesday, nearly 3% of its entire workforce and its largest job cuts in more than two years as the company spends heavily on artificial intelligence.