I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Aiven (London, England) in May 2023
Interview
1. Screening interview with talent acquisition team 2. Interview with Solution Architect team lead 3. Technical Assignment - took the form of writing a blog and source code to demonstrate use of a part of the Aiven platform 4. Assignment review with two members of SA team
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In the interests of confidentiality & maintaing process integrity, this question omitted.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Aiven (London, England) in Jun 2024
Interview
Multiple rounds of interviews, including a panel presentation. The manager is absolutely amazing and would help you prepare (literally) for the presentation. You get to choose a project/ demo to implement using Aiven platform, and then present it alongside Aiven pitch
Final round is STAR type of questions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Panel presentation, which an a demo on their platform (up to you to choose the project)
STAR type of questions in last round (similar to AWS interviews, but only one interview).
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Aiven (Toronto, ON) in Aug 2022
Interview
Overall it was a very straight forward, 3 phases
Screening call with recruiter
Tech screen with SA leadership
Take home assignment to build something with Aiven platform and present to 2 person panel
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Interesting questions on how to solve some general big data problems
Solutions Architect applicants have rated the interview process at Aiven with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 51.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Solutions Architect roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 1 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Aiven overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Aiven as a Solutions Architect according to 1 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 20%
Phone interview: 20%
Presentation: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Skills test: 20%
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