How Many People Work at Cruise? Headcount and Employee Trends

Cruise (getcruise.com) is an autonomous vehicle company in the automotive and technology sector with a reported workforce of 2,683 employees. Headcount data indicates a technology-heavy organization anchored by engineering, IT, and operations, supported by business, marketing, and administrative teams. The dataset captures 599 attrition events and 20 new hires. Overall, the structure points to a company centered on R&D and platform operations with complementary go-to-market and corporate functions.

Engineering is the largest function with 1,560 employees, representing about 58% of the company. Information Technology (266; ~10%) and Operations (209; ~8%) are the next largest, followed by Business Management (154; ~6%) and Marketing and Product (154; ~6%). Human Resources (106; ~4%), Finance and Administration (74; ~3%), Sales and Support (57; ~2%), and Legal (26; ~1%) round out the core functions, with 77 employees categorized as Other (~3%). This distribution underscores a product- and engineering-led organization with the necessary corporate and go-to-market support in place.

Cruise’s workforce is concentrated in San Francisco, CA with 1,038 employees (~39% of total). Additional hubs include Seattle, WA (178), San Jose, CA (92), Phoenix, AZ (60), and Austin, TX (55), with smaller teams in Mountain View, Los Angeles, Sunnyvale, and San Diego. Outside the named hubs, 1,104 employees are grouped under Other (~41%), indicating a distributed footprint across additional locations. The mix suggests a strong Bay Area presence complemented by teams across multiple U.S. tech and operational centers.