Solutions Architect Interview Experience - New York, New York
Process
Phone screen followed by an interview at the New York City office.
The interviewer was new, had a poor, intimidating attitude, and no skill – he got every technical point wrong.
He asked simple questions on J2EE, got it wrong, like it's been called J2EE for years, and then said I should go along with being treated abusively and listening to wrong answers.
I am good at dealing with people; they were backwards and clueless.
They blundered again because they couldn't understand Java class loaders, and this was for a Sr. Solution Architect role.
Such a lack of talent! He and another non-technical manager kept saying, "I've never heard that before." What losers.
Management: If you want to get and keep good people, lose the no-talent, poor-attitude front-line people because you have no chance of getting anyone who has programming skill, let alone good professionals, with people like that.
I bet you'd double to triple the quality of your talent base by removing non-technical middle managers standing in their way.
Technical people ask technical questions, not non-technical, entry-level managers who don't know they don't know.
Questions
How do you handle clients?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Red Hat Solutions Architect role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
Red Hat's interview process for their Solutions Architect roles in New York, New York is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Red Hat's Solutions Architect interview process in New York, New York.
Red Hat Work Experiences
- 2.0SalarySolutions Architect • Former EmployeeLondon, EnglandAugust 14, 2024Pros: Salary is good and the products are cool.Cons: Poor senior and middle management.
- 5.0Nice colleagues depending on teamsSolutions Architect • Current EmployeeSingaporeJune 27, 2025Pros: Good harmonious focus with the marketing, sales, and presales team.Cons: Poor support from other overlay such as TAM/Customer Success. You’ll have to endure their disconnect with the ground from a lack of customer focus. The loss of open source beliefs and transparency.
- 5.0Great place to workSolutions Architect • Current EmployeeFebruary 25, 2025Pros: Great place to work; many opportunities to learn.Cons: Health care benefits were not good.
