Amazon

Solution Architect Interview Experience - Germany

December 1, 2020

Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

Two phone screens, followed by an interview loop.

It all started when I was approached with a Sr. SA position. I was offered a SA level that was below the job posting, but my total compensation matched my expectations.

Feedback was prompt, and all my questions were answered. It was a very challenging but delightful interview experience.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Amazon Solution Architect role in Germany.

Success Rate

50%

Pass Rate

Amazon's interview process for their Solution Architect roles in Germany is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive50%

Neutral0%

Negative50%

Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Amazon's Solution Architect interview process in Germany.

Amazon Work Experiences

Work hard, make history. Watch your VP get rewarded for it

Solution Architect • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pros: Amazon is fast-paced. You are working with some amazing customers doing amazing things with technology, and you are in the thick of it every day.

Cons: Internal systems are a joke. Work-life balance is largely non-existent. The pace is unrelenting and, above all, unrewarding. Employees are disposable assets (there's a reason for the very high turnover, which leads to a lack of continuity). Perks are non-existent, and "bonuses" are in the form of RSUs that don't vest for 2 years (and forget about pay rises).

Work hard, make history. Watch your VP get rewarded for it

Solution Architect • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pros: Amazon is fast-paced. You are working with some amazing customers doing amazing things with technology, and you are in the thick of it every day.

Cons: Internal systems are a joke. Work-life balance is largely non-existent. The pace is unrelenting and, above all, unrewarding. Employees are disposable assets (there's a reason for the very high turnover, which leads to a lack of continuity). Perks are non-existent, and "bonuses" are in the form of RSUs that don't vest for 2 years (and forget about pay rises).

Great Manager, Challenging, Too Much

Solution Architect • Current Employee

Singapore, Singapore

Pros: Great manager, Challenging work environment, Huge growth potential.

Cons: Too much work to do.

Great Manager, Challenging, Too Much

Solution Architect • Current Employee

Singapore, Singapore

Pros: Great manager, Challenging work environment, Huge growth potential.

Cons: Too much work to do.

Stock Money Great, Micromanagement Awful

Solution Architect • Former Employee

Los Angeles, California, United States

August 23, 2020

Pros: Stock, money, salary, pay, work, AWS.

Cons: Micromanaging stock, money, salary, pay, work, AWS.

Stock Money Great, Micromanagement Awful

Solution Architect • Former Employee

Los Angeles, California, United States

August 23, 2020

Pros: Stock, money, salary, pay, work, AWS.

Cons: Micromanaging stock, money, salary, pay, work, AWS.

Work hard, make history. Watch your VP get rewarded for it

Solution Architect • Current Employee

Seattle, Washington, United States

Pros: Amazon is fast-paced. You are working with some amazing customers doing amazing things with technology, and you are in the thick of it every day.

Cons: Internal systems are a joke. Work-life balance is largely non-existent. The pace is unrelenting and, above all, unrewarding. Employees are disposable assets (there's a reason for the very high turnover, which leads to a lack of continuity). Perks are non-existent, and "bonuses" are in the form of RSUs that don't vest for 2 years (and forget about pay rises).

2.0
Work hard, make history. Watch your VP get rewarded for it
Solution Architect • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
May 5, 2014
Pros: Amazon is fast-paced. You are working with some amazing customers doing amazing things with technology, and you are in the thick of it every day.
Cons: Internal systems are a joke. Work-life balance is largely non-existent. The pace is unrelenting and, above all, unrewarding. Employees are disposable assets (there's a reason for the very high turnover, which leads to a lack of continuity). Perks are non-existent, and "bonuses" are in the form of RSUs that don't vest for 2 years (and forget about pay rises).

Great Manager, Challenging, Too Much

Solution Architect • Current Employee

Singapore, Singapore

Pros: Great manager, Challenging work environment, Huge growth potential.

Cons: Too much work to do.

5.0
Great Manager, Challenging, Too Much
Solution Architect • Current Employee
Singapore, Singapore
July 21, 2020
Pros: Great manager, Challenging work environment, Huge growth potential.
Cons: Too much work to do.

Stock Money Great, Micromanagement Awful

Solution Architect • Former Employee

Los Angeles, California, United States

August 23, 2020

Pros: Stock, money, salary, pay, work, AWS.

Cons: Micromanaging stock, money, salary, pay, work, AWS.

1.0
Stock Money Great, Micromanagement Awful
Solution Architect • Former Employee
Los Angeles, California, United States
August 23, 2020
Pros: Stock, money, salary, pay, work, AWS.
Cons: Micromanaging stock, money, salary, pay, work, AWS.

Amazon Interview Questions

Two Sum

Find two numbers in a given array that add up to a specific target value, and return their indices. Essentially, you need to efficiently locate the pair that satisfies the sum requirement.

Best Time to Buy and Sell Stock

You're given daily stock prices. Find the maximum profit you can make by buying and selling the stock once. You must buy before you sell.

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Reorganize String

Rearrange the characters in a given string such that no two adjacent characters are the same. If such an arrangement is possible, return it; otherwise, return an empty string.

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