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      Senior Cloud Architect Interview

      4 Oct 2016
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience

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      Senior Cloud Architect Interview

      11 May 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Negative experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Amazon

      Interview

      I had a structured interview for a Cloud Architect position. Questions focused on cloud infrastructure, system design, security, scalability, migration strategy, stakeholder communication, and problem-solving. The process was professional, technical, and clearly aimed at assessing practical experience and decision-making skills.
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon in Aug 2016

      Interview

      Firstly, we started with a 1-hour 'overview' interview where the interviewer inquired about me and why I wanted to work for Amazon, and I asked questions on the nature of the job role and the working culture. Then I was asked to prepare a 6-page proposal based on a fictional (but realistic) requirement from a client for a scalable AWS architecture to support a web application as well as other requirements. This had to cover network, security, non-functionals, etc., all the things that are bread-and-butter for architects. I was then invited to present my proposal in a 1-hour whiteboarding session. Finally, I had 6 follow-up interviews with people from various parts of AWS. A few of these were technical in nature, but also included sales, HR and hiring manager interviews. I had read a number of negative reviews of AWS interviews on Glassdoor, but my experience was highly positive. HR always kept me up to date on the feedback and status; each interviewer took the time to answer my questions. Plus I met 8 different people during the interview process, which meant I got to meet and form opinions on the people I would be working with in future; this is highly valuable and cannot be underrated.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Many questions, ranging from networks & security to application design and AWS support for non-functional requirements. Not knowing the answer to a specific question is NOT a show stopper - but you should at least be able to intelligently discuss most of these areas.
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      3

      Senior Cloud Architect Interview

      2 Oct 2024
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Toronto, ON
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied online. I interviewed at Amazon (Toronto, ON)

      Interview

      Technical interviewer took me through a range of questions covering various aspects of cloud computing and regular on-prem infrastructure. Interviewer also said that company policy restricts them from sharing any feedback on my performance.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      How to troubleshoot memory leak in a database
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      Senior Cloud Architect Interview

      23 Feb 2022
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Amazon

      Interview

      It was very relaxing and engaging. Interviews were also very nice. Process was little exhausting. 5 interviews back to back without any break. There was one bar raiser interview, three system design and problem-solving mix and rest of two on previous experience and achievements around leadership principals

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      NDA. Simple STAR based behavioral based questions from leadership principals
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