Senior Solutions Architect Interview Experience - Dublin, Ireland
Process
The first interview was a technical screening with another SA. He asked a broad range of general questions, and I knew the answer to about 70% of them.
The second interview was behavioural, which I thought went well. However, I was not called back for a third interview.
Questions
Describe the difference between NoSQL and relational databases.
Does a NoSQL database have a schema?
Describe the difference between block storage and object storage, and give use cases for each.
How would you handle data loss in an expected EC2 instance shutting down?
What is a container?
Describe the difference between Kubernetes and Docker.
How would you secure a website?
How would you design a 3-tier architecture to handle spiky loads?
How to handle failover between regions?
What is the difference between TCP and UDP?
What is the difference between Unicast and multicast?
Describe something interesting you recently learned.
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Amazon's interview process for their Senior Solutions Architect roles in Dublin, Ireland is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Amazon's Senior Solutions Architect interview process in Dublin, Ireland.
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