Architect Interviews

Architect Interview Questions

Architects design structures ranging from skyscrapers to community parks as they exercise creativity, analytical engineering, and technology skills. The job market for an architect is competitive. During your interview, you'll want to demonstrate high-level design thinking and an enthusiasm for collaboration with many types of project stakeholders.

Top Architect Interview Questions & How to Answer

Question 1

Question 1: How would you deal with a difficult client?

How to answer
How to answer: This open-ended question allows you to showcase your ability to solve problems and work through difficulties to accomplish a task. Discuss how you used your communication and interpersonal skills to work with the client to complete the job. Provide examples from your personal experience as an architect when possible.
Question 2

Question 2: What computer-aided design software are you familiar with, and how have you used it?

How to answer
How to answer: This open-ended question lets you share your breadth of knowledge on computer-aided design (CAD) programs to construct 3D modeling. Ideally, you're well-versed in the CAD program that the company uses and can speak to how you've used it for projects in the past. If you're familiar with more than one, you can discuss the differences and point out the benefits and drawbacks of each program. If you're only familiar with one, speak to your level of specialized knowledge specific to that program.
Question 3

Question 3: What was one of your favorite projects, and why?

How to answer
How to answer: This open-ended question allows you to share your favorite project and demonstrate your passion for your work as an architect. Discuss the project from start to finish, focusing on the aspects that made it one of your favorites. You should be able to describe your project clearly, along with the strategies you used and the reasons behind your architectural decisions.

21,086 architect interview questions shared by candidates

Although looking for an embedded lead they want people to solve robotics problem which is based on school geometry or physics (if you can remember the formula)...better to contact people who only have matching background instead of wasting other people's time
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Embedded Lead/Architect

Interviewed at GreyOrange

3.5
Dec 29, 2014

Although looking for an embedded lead they want people to solve robotics problem which is based on school geometry or physics (if you can remember the formula)...better to contact people who only have matching background instead of wasting other people's time

1. What is SOLID priniples, give exaples 2. Hoes does GC work 3. Tell about your current project's architecture 4. Which Design Patterns have you worked on? Give examples 5. Do you know Facade pattern? 6. What do you understand by Cohesion and Coupling in classes 7. Different between WCF and Web API 8. Whats are the uses of MEF
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Software Architect

Interviewed at Fiserv

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May 18, 2016

1. What is SOLID priniples, give exaples 2. Hoes does GC work 3. Tell about your current project's architecture 4. Which Design Patterns have you worked on? Give examples 5. Do you know Facade pattern? 6. What do you understand by Cohesion and Coupling in classes 7. Different between WCF and Web API 8. Whats are the uses of MEF

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