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      Solutions Architect Interview

      11 Aug 2020
      Anonymous interview candidate
      New York, NY
      Declined offer
      Neutral experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through university. I interviewed at Amazon (New York, NY) in Jul 2020

      Interview

      You apply online, then a recruiter reaches out to you via email. You then take an online test that includes a work simulation (testing your leadership skills), a self evaluation of your technical skills/interests, and then a technical exam. This test has 3 options: red, yellow, or green. If you score red, you're out. If you score yellow, then you meet with a solutions architect over the phone who does a technical exam with you to see if you're fit to go to the final "loop" interview. If you score green, you go directly to the final "loop" interview. Before the "loop" interview, recruiters are aggressively in contact with you giving you documents to read to enrich your outlook on the company. You're also set up to meet the lead recruiter who will answer all your questions to best prepare you for the "loop" interview. For the "loop" interview, you have 6 separate 45-minute sessions. One of these sessions is a technical assessment based on your resume's technical skills. Another session is with a salesperson who asks you sales related questions. Another session is a presentation for which you have to talk about a customer engagement you committed technical expertise to, the challenges/risks, how you went about solving the challenges/risks, your methods, the results, and benefits to the company. The other 3 45-minute sessions are purely over Amazon's leadership principles. (Tell me about a time when...). You answer in a STAR format. 5 days after your interview you'll get a call where you are accepted or rejected.

      Interview questions [21]

      Question 1

      Tell me about a time when you took on something significant outside your area of responsibility and why was that important?
      3 Answers

      Question 2

      Describe a time you didn’t think you were going to meet a commitment you promised? How did you identify the risk and communicate it to the stakeholder/team/customer?
      2 Answers

      Question 3

      Give me an example of a time you were able to deliver an important project under a tight deadline? Did you have to make any sacrifices to meet this deadline?
      1 Answer

      Question 4

      Tell me about a time where you did not effectively manage your project and something did not get completed on time?
      2 Answers

      Question 5

      Tell me about a time when you not only met a goal but considerably exceeded expectations? How were you able to do this?
      2 Answers

      Question 6

      Why AWS? What brings you to be talking with us?
      1 Answer

      Question 7

      Can you describe a difficult interaction you’ve had with a customer? How did you deal with it? Thinking back, what would you do differently?
      2 Answers

      Question 8

      Can you provide an example of when you when you asked a customer for feedback? How did you use that feedback to drive innovation or improvement?
      1 Answer

      Question 9

      Sometimes customers make unreasonable requests, can you tell me about a time you pushed back or said no to a customer? What did you do in response to that request?
      1 Answer

      Question 10

      Can you give me an example of a calculated risk you have taken where speed was critical? What was the situation and how did you handle it?
      1 Answer

      Question 11

      Can you tell me about a time when you made an important business decision without consulting your manager? What was the situation and how did it turn out?
      1 Answer

      Question 12

      Do you feel you have a good understanding of what this role is all about?
      Answer question

      Question 13

      What is your technical background?
      Answer question

      Question 14

      Describe a software architecture you have helped design.
      Answer question

      Question 15

      Can you think of a time you made a bad professional decision? What was the impact of the decision? What did you learn?
      1 Answer

      Question 16

      Can you think of a time when you had to make a decision but you didn’t have enough data to be sure you were making the right decision? What did you do and how did it work out?
      1 Answer

      Question 17

      Pretend that I am a CIO of a company, how would you describe the value proposition of AWS?
      1 Answer

      Question 18

      As you look back on your career so far, what would you say you’re most proud of?
      Answer question

      Question 19

      Building trust with teams can be difficult to achieve sometimes. Can you give me an example of how you effectively built trusting working relationships with others?
      1 Answer

      Question 20

      What’s the coolest thing that you’ve learned on your own that you’ve then been able to apply in your job and to further perform your job?
      1 Answer

      Question 21

      Can you describe a time you needed the cooperation of a peer that was resistant? What was the situation and how did you handle that?
      1 Answer
      417

      Other Solutions Architect interview reviews for Amazon

      Solutions Architect Interview

      1 May 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Declined offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Amazon in May 2026

      Interview

      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
      1

      Solutions Architect Interview

      29 Apr 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Seattle, WA
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2026

      Interview

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      Solutions Architect Interview

      23 Sept 2025
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Berlin
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Amazon (Berlin)

      Interview

      The interview process was very challenging and thorough. The questions required deep technical knowledge and problem-solving under pressure. While tough, it was fair and tested real-world skills, communication, and adaptability.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Can you walk us through a time you solved a complex problem under tight deadlines, and how you balanced technical accuracy with speed?
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