When contacted, an eBay India spokesperson said eBay regularly reviews its operational structure as a normal course of business.
"Today, we announced some changes to our global product and technology team. As a result, we are reducing our overall technology workforce in Bangalore and shifting work to other global centres around the world," the spokesperson said.
The Bengaluru centre will now focus on eBay India -dedicated product and development work, the spokesperson further said.
While the company did not disclose the number of people to be impacted by the decision, sources said about 100 people have been laid off. The centre had over 300 people.