Process
Imagine you meet with a small startup company in the early stages of their operations. Currently, their architecture uses a LAMP stack with MySQL, Apache, and PHP, all running on one desktop PC within their small office. Like many small startups, they are confident that they will be the next big thing and expect significant, rapid, yet unquantified growth in the next few months.
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Scaling to meet the demand, but with uncertainty around when and how much this demand will be, they are very concerned about buying too much infrastructure too soon or not enough too late.
Their lack of provision for Disaster Recovery.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Amazon Solution Architect role in China.
Success Rate
Amazon's interview process for their Solution Architect roles in China is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Amazon's Solution Architect interview process in China.
Amazon Work Experiences
- 4.0Great Network, Needs More SupportSolution Architect • Former EmployeeFebruary 16, 2022Pros: Strong company network to grow in.Cons: Could provide hands-on support more to new individuals.
- 2.0Work Hard. Burn Out. Don't Get RewardedSolution Architect • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesJuly 22, 2015Pros: Smart people doing cool stuff in a lot of different areas. Peculiar ways may seem strange at first, but [it's] a great learning experience. Lots of opportunity on paper.Cons: 1. The constant pressure – not a place if you have a family or any other sort of life. 2. Frugality – used to justify being tight, while burning money by not being clever. 3. Pay – the stock vesting schedule and the 401(k) matching vesting are designed around the assumption you will quit before 2 years are up, so all those promises are worthless. Sadly, thanks to #1, the turnover seems to average at under 18 months. Healthcare, compared to others in the industry, also sucks. 4. Promotion and transfer are really difficult despite what they say. 5. Outsourcing everything to India... helps #2, but nothing else.
- 4.0Awesome for learning and developmentSolution Architect • Current EmployeeSeptember 16, 2022Pros: There are a lot of things to learn and develop.Cons: There is a lot of partying, and it will be hard to keep fit.
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