Amazon Web Services Solution Architect interview questions
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After an initial screening I went in for an in-person interview. I spent the whole day and met with 6 different people. I went to lunch with another solutions architect that was not an interview, but just a meet and greet.
The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon Web Services (San Francisco, CA) in Jan 2023
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Initial Phone screen of behavioral questions/cultural fit assessment, followed by zoom meeting with technical questions, diagramming. Process took roughly 3 weeks in total to complete. Technical interview was fairly challenging and designed to probe for weaknesses in technical skill
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Describe the technologies you have strongest familiarity with, and the ones you are weakest in
They asked the typical leadership principle questions. You'll need to prepare enough bullet points for all the different principles. There was also a technical round where they tested the breadth and depth of your knowledge across different technology domains
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Tell me a time when you had to say no to a customer.