Bandcamp has laid off most of their engineers

- Bandcamp is a popular platform where independent musicians sell music directly to fans, often in digital or physical formats; it was long praised for being artist-friendly. - In 2022, the company was acquired by Songtradr, a music-licensing firm, after a brief ownership under gaming platform Epic Games. - This is not the first round of cuts — Songtradr laid off a significant portion of Bandcamp's staff shortly after acquiring it in late 2023. - The current layoff of most engineers raises concerns about whether Bandcamp can maintain its core functionality, since the engineering team handles site maintenance, payments, and the mobile app.