1. Do solutions architects get pip-ed or is it a SDE thing?

2. How would you compare SDE vs Solutions architect role at Amazon?

3. Will I be able to switch to SDE internally later?

I have a phone interview coming up for this role and would get the offer if I pass. The description for this role does require me to know code, but the job requirements don’t really seem code oriented. So my question is, is this role worth it or should I keep looking for a software dev specific role?

So, I'm a Computer Engineering and Computer Science Junior. I applied for a few random internships at Amazon, and two days after submission they requested an interview with me for Solutions Architect Intern, which I never applied for... I'm not entirely sure what to expect on this interview, I have no experience with AWS. Anyone have any tips or how to prepare? This seems like a really neat job that I'm excited to interview for, but there's only a few posts on reddit that reference this position...

I feel like my tech background is pretty strong overall, seeing all sides of tech via my pursuement of degrees in CE and CS, being CompTia A+ certified, and classes at the local tech school during high school in Vmware and Cisco IOS... but that was 3+ years ago...

Anyone have advice or insight?

https://amazon.jobs/en/jobs/1028352/solutions-architect-intern

Has anyone interview for the solutions architect position as an intern at amazon? I have an interview coming up and I want to know what are the questions they ask.

What are the required areas of knowledge and general expectations? How separate ones self from other applicants?

Hey everyone,

Does anyone know what an actual solution architect intern does? like what kind of projects i’ll be doing.

Also It says I am part of the tech u program, so does that mean I will be given full time? what are the return offer chances?

Hello everyone, I'm in my final year of engineering school computer science specialty networking and telecommunication actually CCENT certified , I recently change orientation I want to learn more about Cloud and AWS precisely , I did pass the whole summer studying and doing labs in AWS environment with the help of many online platforms, now after 4 months I passed the AWS Solution Architect - Associate Certification and I succeed without real-life hand of experience only using videos, labs , and Aws free trial account, now I need to an internship of 4 to 6 months this year and I want to know more about AWS but I don't know what do interns do in their internships so can someone clarify this to me please ?

Thanks for your time and I apologize in advance for my English I'm working on it right now

Hi everyone,

I recently moved forward in the interview process for the AWS Solutions Architect Intern, US role (Job ID: 3187408) and I’m trying to understand what the actual interview experience has been like for people who already went through it.

From the recruiter email, it sounds like there are 2 separate 45-minute interviews, likely back to back over Zoom:

•	Interview 1: Technical Depth / Communication, AI knowledge, and Behavioral

•	Interview 2: Technical Breadth, Cloud Computing, and Behavioral

•	The order can vary

I wanted to ask people who have already interviewed for this role, or a very similar AWS Solutions Architect intern / early career SA role:

1.	What kinds of technical questions were you actually asked?

Were they more AWS-service based, cloud fundamentals, networking/security, architecture design, databases/analytics, coding concepts, or more resume/project deep dives?

2.	What did “technical depth” look like in practice?

Did they pick one area and go very deep, or was it still fairly broad?

3.	What did “technical breadth” look like?

Was it more like surface-level questions across multiple topics such as networking, databases, security, hardware, app development, and AI/ML?

4.	Were you asked architecture / design scenario questions?

For example, things like designing a scalable app, handling uploads, reliability, cost, security, load balancing, etc.

5.	What kind of behavioral questions came up?

Which Amazon Leadership Principles showed up the most?

Were the questions more around conflict, ownership, ambiguity, customer obsession, learning quickly, delivering results, or something else?

6.	How deep did they go into your resume/projects?

Did they interrupt and keep drilling down on one project, or move across multiple experiences?

7.	How important was the “explain technical concepts to non-technical people” part?

Did they explicitly ask you to simplify something technical?

8.	For the AI knowledge part, what did that mean in your case?

Was it very basic high-level knowledge, or were there deeper questions?

9.	Did anyone already get scheduled for interviews yet?

I’m also trying to understand the timeline. If you’ve already been scheduled, roughly when did you hear back after getting the prep email?

10.	If you interviewed recently, what would you focus on most if you had to prepare again?

I’d especially appreciate responses from people who interviewed for:

•	AWS Solutions Architect Intern

•	Associate / Early Career Solutions Architect

•	similar AWS customer-facing intern roles

Also, if anyone else is currently in the process for this same role and wants to connect / compare prep, feel free to comment or DM me.

Thanks a lot, I’d really appreciate any insight. I’m trying to prepare smart and focus on the most likely question types instead of spreading myself too thin.

What is the learning path to prepare for "Solution Architect" Role?

Recommend online courses (or) Interview material.

I have experience as an architect mainly AWS, Kafka, Java and dot net, but I want to prepare my self to face interviews in 3 months.

What are the areas I need to focus?

I have an upcoming back-to-back 45-minute interviews what should I expect and how do I prepare? Thank you for your response.

Hello everyone posted this on r/cscareerquestions but figured maybe I might have more insightful internship-related answers from current students. I am very honored to have accepted a role as a solutions architect intern from AWS for the summer. I want to hit the ground running when I get there and be ahead of the curve. I'm wondering if anyone has completed this internship before or any other solutions architect/engineer intern positions that could give me advice on what things I should study and be familiar with before I get there to be ready to contribute from day 1. Thank you.

Hi,

I'm a 29yr old intern who made a career change into tech last summer. Currently, I work as a infrastructure/devops engineer intern with a large defense contractor. I had a discussion this week with my leadership, and they mentioned potentially bringing me on full-time.

However, recently, I applied, interviewed, and received an offer letter to work as an AWS Solutions Architect intern. It's customer-based focused. I'm introverted, but I can be good with people when I try to be.

I enjoy technical work and my current job, but I honestly don't think I'm a good engineer. I also don't think that in the long term, I would want to be in a technical role given the nature of the work, like deadlines, and often working more than 40 hours a week.

Given the opportunities with my current internship and with Amazon, would it be too much of a risk to go for the latter and maybe try to convert that internship to full-time? The internship is 12 weeks and is not part of the Amazon TechU program so I'm questioning whether it's designated a one-and-done opportunity. Having Amazon on my resume wouldn't hurt either but with the current tech market. I'm not sure taking this opportunity would be wise.

Thank you in advance for your input.

I'll start by saying that like many, I found the posts online about the salary range being $120k+ which is pretty enticing. Unlike some people seeing those posts and wanting to transition into cloud with no tech skills, I actually do have some IT skills (Although not at a senior level yet). I am fairly new into the career world as I am only 26, but I do already have some relevant work experience in line with what I have seen about cloud solution architects (Including customer facing roles with big companies).

My current job is basically being a product expert and solutions architect (for the product suite) in a major live broadcast manufacturing company. I've been doing it for about 3 years and I have been the one tasked with learning cloud. In my current role I mainly deal with EC2 with some exposure to some true cloud experts here and there. I'm also learning a lot of handy networking and general IT skills with this job. This and my general interest in cloud makes me think jumping to a cloud solutions architect job is not too far out of reach with some studying and a little more experience.

My questions to the current cloud solution architects out there are:

• What is the salary expectations compared to all the hype online?

  • Of course experience will matter, I just see some posts online stating that entry level can go up to $110k+. I want to make sure I am not taking a sizable step down in pay as I get to the family making years. Canada is expensive as hell right now haha

• What are the general differences between an associate level vs professional?

• How much scripting knowledge is required?

  • This is probably my weakest point right now. Definitely something I am working on and learning.

Any insight you guys can give me will be greatly appreciated! I'll be getting my Cloud Practitioner cert in the next few months for my current job. If my idea of what the Solutions Architect job is correct, it will be my next step.

I applied for Associate Solutions Architect Intern - Summer 2022 a while ago and i have still not heard from amazon and my status is still in processing. it does not say no longer under consideration. Please if there is someone with a connection i really want to know what is going on in my application and the wait is killing me and I was wondering if there was someone who got an update about their application.

Did anyone interview for Associate Solutions Architect Internship at Amazon and can share the type of question were asked in the online assessment?

Thanks,

E

Hi,

Does anyone know any information about the technical interview portion of this role?

Solutions Architect Intern

Also more information in particular about the salary progression, what concepts one should know and general thoughts on this positions

Thank you in advance!

Hi all,

I recently got an offer for a Solutions Architect internship this summer. This internship is not part of TechU. It was only eligible for military members, military spouses, or veterans. That being said, I have about a year of experience in a devops type role and have a year or less before I graduate.

If in the conditions that I'm lucky and work hard, does anyone know if they offer full-time conversions as an L4 for these 12 week internships?

Thanks.