The initial recruiter did a poor job explaining what was going to be on the hiring manager interview. Be expected to Ace the Solutions Architect Associate Exam before walking into the second interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How to architect a photo detection service like tsa precheck or stadium facial recognition
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon in Jun 2026
Interview
Although I didn't pass the interview, I had a positive overall experience. The interview process was well organized, and the instructions were clear and informative. I appreciated the transparency throughout the process, which helped me prepare effectively for the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. How do you engage customers and build customer relationships?
2. What do you think about AI? Do you use AI in your work?
3. Can you explain a case in which you declined a customer's request?
Few rounds of interview, mixed with behavioral and technical questions to showcase you knowledge of building system on aws. They also asked gen ai questions on how you would create these systems
Solution Architect applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 43% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Solution Architect roles take an average of 29 days to get hired, when considering 281 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Solution Architect according to 281 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
One on one interview: 16%
Presentation: 14%
Group panel interview: 11%
Skills test: 8%
Background check: 8%
IQ intelligence test: 6%
Personality test: 4%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 2%
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