Solutions Architect applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon Web Services with 3.6 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 46% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Solutions Architect roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 112 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon Web Services overall takes an average of 36 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon Web Services as a Solutions Architect according to 112 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 24%
Skills test: 19%
One on one interview: 17%
Group panel interview: 11%
Presentation: 9%
Personality test: 9%
Background check: 6%
Other: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 1%
Drug test: 1%
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I applied online. The process took 4 months. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services in Sep 2022
Interview
Interview process is difficult. Several rounds of phone interviews followed by 'loop' interviews where you interview with 6 people in succession in one day. They ask a lot of questions designed to catch you out. You can't just have a back and forth conversation, they ask questions they're looking for specific answers, so really their interview process is one you have to practice for to pass their questions with specific answers rather than being able to have a person to person conversation with to get a better idea not only what you can do but also what it's like to work there. Despite passing their interview stage, I declined their offer as they were offering below market rates for the role. More worryingly, I declined their offer and then fairly shortly afterwards they started laying off tens of thousands of people in those sorts of job roles. It is striking that they were hiring so aggressively right up until they decided to lay a whole load of people off. Considering companies always lay off people with less than 2 years tenure first as they can do so without any due process, the lack of hiring oversight there is staggering.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a time you had to deal with friction in the workplace
I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Seattle, WA)
Interview
Tomorrow is my interview:/
Extremely nervous
Had 3 mock interviews but stumbled a lot
Hope I don’t freeze 1. Tell me about a time when u took an initiative and drove extra mile for the team
2. Tell me about a time where your team project when really well and what was ur part
3. Tell me about a time when u had to explain a technical concept to a non technical person
4. Tell me about a time when did hard work that really paid off
5. Tell me abt a biggest mistake that u made on ur work and what did u do?
6. Tell me about a time you failed and what you learned.
7. Describe a time you took ownership of a problem.
8. Tell me about a conflict with a teammate and how you handled it.
9. Tell me about a time you had to learn something quickly.
10. Have you ever disagreed with a decision? What did you do?
11. What excites you about company? / Why this role?
12. What relevant skills would help you succeed in this role?
13. How do you prioritize your tasks when juggling multiple projects or deadlines?
14. Can you describe a time when you worked in a team to accomplish a goal? What was your role?
15. What is the biggest problem that you have solved
16. Where do you see yourself in 5 years
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Tell me about a time when u took an initiative and drove extra mile for the team
2. Tell me about a time where your team project when really well and what was ur part
3. Tell me about a time when u had to explain a technical concept to a non technical person
4. Tell me about a time when did hard work that really paid off
5. Tell me abt a biggest mistake that u made on ur work and what did u do?
6. Tell me about a time you failed and what you learned.
7. Describe a time you took ownership of a problem.
8. Tell me about a conflict with a teammate and how you handled it.
9. Tell me about a time you had to learn something quickly.
10. Have you ever disagreed with a decision? What did you do?
11. What excites you about company? / Why this role?
12. What relevant skills would help you succeed in this role?
13. How do you prioritize your tasks when juggling multiple projects or deadlines?
14. Can you describe a time when you worked in a team to accomplish a goal? What was your role?
15. What is the biggest problem that you have solved
16. Where do you see yourself in 5 years
I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (London, England)
Interview
Attended 3 rounds (1 technical, 2 on site with manager) of interviews with the last being on site. Need to know leadership principles by hard. Interviews can be long, so you need maximum concentration
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Leadership principles, system design, cloud architecture
I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
Technical questions are expected, but be prepared as the process has changed, and now they ask about Nvidia arch, and INtel arm based arch too which was not expected as per their previous records but yes now they include it.