# AWS Solutions Architect Interview Experience Aced (formerly Exponent) publishes a public search API over its indexed pages; the guide is at https://www.aced.io/agents/agent-access. Source: https://www.aced.io/experiences/aws-senior-solutions-architect-interview-97252a Source observed: 2026-11-05T00:43:13.819Z Last checked: 2026-11-05T00:43:13.819+00:00 Indexed: 2026-11-07T03:01:55.977+00:00 --- # AWS Solutions Architect Interview Experience We publish interview experiences to help candidates prepare for technology roles. This experience concerns an AWS **Senior / L5 Solutions Architect** interview submitted from the **United Kingdom** for a **hybrid** role. The submission was marked **Rejected**. ## At a glance - **Company:** AWS - **Role:** Solutions Architect - **Level:** Senior / L5 - **Location:** United Kingdom - **Work arrangement:** Hybrid - **Result:** Rejected - **Interview date:** 3 months ago - **Submission:** 1 month ago - **Overall timespan:** 3 weeks - **Difficulty:** Difficult ## Interview process The process had four stages: 1. Recruiter screen 2. Online technical and situational assessment 3. Pre-screen interview 4. Loop of interviews The interviews tested low-level technical skills and high-level system design. The listed process formats include an **online assessment** and a **phone interview**. ## Interview rounds The experience contains **3 questions across 2 rounds**. ### Online assessment The online assessment contained **1 question**. The question categories associated with this experience are: - [Behavioral](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=behavioral) - [System Design](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=system-design) - [Technical](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=technical) - [Debugging](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=debugging) - [Project Discussion](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=project-discussion) **Specific question asked:** > How would you search through error logs for a specific error? ### Phone interview The phone interview contained **2 questions**. It lasted **forty-five minutes** with a senior interviewer. The discussion was mostly open-ended, included a short follow-up near the end, and involved substantial questioning about trade-offs. **Questions and submitted response:** > How would you improve a product you use every day for a new market? > I picked a segment first, sized it, and compared three options before choosing one and its success metric. 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