Solution 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 60% positive. To compare, the company-average is 70.7% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Solution Architect roles take an average of 42 days to get hired, when considering 5 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon Web Services overall takes an average of 32 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon Web Services as a Solution Architect according to 5 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 27%
Background check: 20%
One on one interview: 20%
Group panel interview: 13%
Skills test: 13%
Personality test: 7%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Los Angeles, CA)
Interview
Phone Screen
Technical and behavioral questions.
Focus on AWS services and leadership principles.
Technical Interviews
System design and architecture questions.
Deep dive into AWS tools (e.g., EC2, S3, VPC).
Behavioral Interviews
STAR method responses.
Based on Amazon’s leadership principles.
Presentation Round
Present a solution to a real-world problem.
Simulated customer interaction.
Final Review
Interviewer feedback consolidated.
Decision made by hiring committee.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell us about a time you disagreed with a teammate. How did you resolve it? Tell us about a time you failed to meet a deadline. What did you learn?
I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Londres, Inglaterra)
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.
I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (Londres, Inglaterra)
Interview
Tough 5 stage loop, but the key is if you find you are enjoying the 5 back to back 45min interviews, you’ll probably fit in. All about Earn Trust and Customer Obsession