Amazon Solutions Architect Interview Experiences & Questions
7 candidates share their Amazon Solutions Architect interviews: each round, the questions asked and the outcome. Latest: Oct 2026.
What to expect · Amazon Solutions Architect
Based on 7 real interviews
The Amazon Solutions Architect interview process
Most common round types: System Design (3), Technical (2), Behavioral (2), People Management (1).
Real Amazon Solutions Architect interview questions
- Cloud experience
- What is your Cloud experience?
- AWS Well Architected Framework
- How would you set up a RAG Q&A system for millions of documents hundreds of thousands of users?
- Gen AI projects
- Design a multi-region architecture.
- Behavioral questions
- Describe your most complex architecture.
- System design decision type questions
- Design Apple app store on AWS.
- What is the project you are most proud of?
- Same as the online assessment but this time the questions were put into a context: how would I design a web page. The expectation is to have technical breadth and be able to go deeper into 1-2 topics e.g. networking.…
- Tell me about your past projects.
- Design a webpage.
- How do you communicate technical project needs to non-technical teams?
- What is your strongest technical expertise?
- What are you looking for in your next opportunity?
- Multiple Choice questions
- Design a system that allows users to upload large files from mobile to the cloud.
- Tell me about a time you anticipated the needs of a customer.
- Tell me about a time you had a conflict with someone. How did you resolve it and what did you learn?
- What are you most proud of in your career?
- Your customer is experience heavy load times, what service would you use to solve it?
- Tell me about a time when you raised the bar.
- Design a highly available web application architecture
- Tell me about a time when you had to say no to someone.
- Networking, databases and other basic computer science questions that felt very much related to theory rather than practice
- The phone interview is the technical one.
- A combination of technical and behavioural questions for 4 rounds in a row, each 1h. It helps to prepare stories for each LP
All 7 Amazon Solutions Architect interview experiences
“Still going through the process. Recruiter screen was basic, just confirmation what you have done. Online assessment went to approaches for a problem, how you deal with customers and behavioral So…”
“This was an online phychometry test so not real depth tested. More of behavioral traits and you have to choose and say which of the 2 options you more closely associate with.”
“In the phone screen the interviewer is very technical, supposedly should be AWS LP, behavioural and some technical questions. The interviewer says casual conversation but wants me to design the…”
“Interviewers were supporting, he was happy to repeat/rephase questions. Some of the questions I was blank even the question was super easy but I was not able to answer”
“Phone screen was an hour long followed by 5 member loop. I also had to do a presentation as well.The focus are on technical breadth, technical depth and then leadership principles like learn and be…”
“The recruiter was exceptionally transparent and provided an accurate roadmap of what to expect. Their preparation tips were spot-on, which is a rare find in high-stakes tech recruiting. What didnt…”
“The process was rigorous and I was tested to my limits during the loop. I would suggest asking hr to split the loop into two otherwise you have to be able to interview for 4-5 hours in a row”
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Frequently asked questions
How many rounds are in the Amazon Solutions Architect interview?
Candidates report a typical 3 rounds, usually including a recruiter screen, online assessment, phone screen, technical round.
How hard is the Amazon Solutions Architect interview?
Candidates rate it 4.0/5 on average (difficult), across 7 interviews.
How long does the Amazon Solutions Architect hiring process take?
About 3 weeks from first contact to decision, based on reported timelines.
What percentage of Amazon Solutions Architect candidates get an offer?
40% of candidates with a final result got an offer (2 of 5).
What does the Amazon Solutions Architect interview focus on?
The most common round types are System Design, Technical, Behavioral, People Management.