Solutions Architect applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon with 3.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 33% positive. To compare, the company-average is 57.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Solutions Architect roles take an average of 22 days to get hired, when considering 9 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon as a Solutions Architect according to 9 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 36%
Other: 16%
One on one interview: 12%
Presentation: 12%
Group panel interview: 8%
Background check: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Drug test: 4%
Skills test: 4%
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon
Interview
So as most have mentioned, this is quite a different process than most interviews. The first round will be with a recruiter. You get passed that and you'll have a one on one phone interview with an actual SA. Don't sleep on this portion as this is more of a test than an interview. The interviewer will quiz you, however, thankfully, 90% of the questions they'll ask are here. Brush up on your OSI Layers and you DB knowledge and that should be enough to get you past round 1. They'll be no mention of your history as that they're looking for what you know and not where you've been. All and all it wasn't bad, just a very knowledge intensive interview.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Amazon in Jun 2026
Interview
Although I didn't pass the interview, I had a positive overall experience. The interview process was well organized, and the instructions were clear and informative. I appreciated the transparency throughout the process, which helped me prepare effectively for the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. How do you engage customers and build customer relationships?
2. What do you think about AI? Do you use AI in your work?
3. Can you explain a case in which you declined a customer's request?
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
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Amazon (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2026
Interview
You do 4 back to back interview in 1 day. It was exhausting. Besides that really appreciated the recruiter giving out interview prep before it takes place. The good thing is there is no coding round.