# Aced (formerly Exponent) — Tech interview preparation courses, practice, coaching, and community 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/ Source observed: 2026-11-04T21:21:12.302Z Last checked: 2026-11-04T21:21:12.302+00:00 Indexed: 2026-11-04T21:22:53.33+00:00 --- # Everything you need to ace your tech interviews Aced, formerly Exponent, helps people prepare for technology interviews and advance their careers through courses, mock interviews, expert coaching, interview questions, practice tools, and community resources. We serve candidates preparing for product, engineering, data, machine learning, technical program management, forward-deployed, and related roles. [Get started for free →](https://www.aced.io/courses) ## New and featured - [Complete investment banking interview prep course](https://www.aced.io/courses/investment-banking?src=banner) - [AI feedback on your interviews](https://www.aced.io/practice?src=homepage) ## Interview preparation by role - [Product Management](https://www.aced.io/courses/pm) - [Engineering Management](https://www.aced.io/courses/engineering-management) - [Software Engineering](https://www.aced.io/courses/software-engineering) - [Data Engineering](https://www.aced.io/courses/data-engineering) - [Data Science](https://www.aced.io/courses/data-science) - [Machine Learning](https://www.aced.io/courses/ml-engineer) - [Forward Deployed](https://www.aced.io/courses/forward-deployed-engineering) - [TPM](https://www.aced.io/courses/tpm) - [View all roles](https://www.aced.io/courses?src=homepage) Our navigation also provides preparation for system design, AI engineering, investment banking, product analytics, security engineering, security analyst, solutions architect, product designer, and BizOps interviews: - [Courses](https://www.aced.io/courses?src=nav) - [System Design](https://www.aced.io/courses/system-design-interviews?src=nav) - [AI Engineering](https://www.aced.io/courses/ai-engineering?src=nav) - [Investment Banking](https://www.aced.io/ib?src=nav) - [Generative AI interviews](https://www.aced.io/courses/gen-ai-interviews?src=nav) - [Security Engineering](https://www.aced.io/courses/security-engineer?src=nav) - [Solutions Architect](https://www.aced.io/courses/solution-architect-interview?src=nav) - [Product Designer](https://www.aced.io/courses/product-designer-interview?src=nav) - [BizOps](https://www.aced.io/courses/bizops?src=nav) ## Community reach We describe our community as including **500K+ candidates who’ve landed jobs at top companies** and also invite people to **join over 600,000 people using Aced**. Companies shown with this community include Facebook/Meta, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, OpenAI, Airbnb, TikTok, and Stripe. ![Facebook/Meta](https://www.aced.io/images/companies/meta.png) ![Google](https://www.aced.io/images/companies/google.png) ![Microsoft](https://www.aced.io/images/companies/microsoft.png) ![Amazon](https://www.aced.io/images/companies/amazon.png) ![OpenAI](https://www.aced.io/images/companies/openai.png) ![Airbnb](https://www.aced.io/images/companies/airbnb.png) ![Tiktok](https://www.aced.io/images/companies/tiktok.png) ![Stripe](https://www.aced.io/images/companies/stripe.png) ## Our features ### The all-in-one platform for interview prep #### Courses that help you get the job Our courses help you prepare for interviews and excel at your job. We provide advice from technical leads and product owners at hundreds of tech companies, and we offer a certificate of course completion. [View courses →](https://www.aced.io/courses) ![Aced course interface showing a Complete PM Interview Course, lessons, video content, and a course track](https://www.aced.io/_next/static/media/features_course.dd42d905.png) #### Expert coaches from top companies We match you with a mentor to help you advance your career in a new or existing role. [Find your coach →](https://www.aced.io/coaching) ![Aced coaching interface](https://www.aced.io/_next/static/media/features_coach.a4fab389.png) #### Real interview questions When you are switching companies, you can discover interview questions companies actually ask and watch experts answer them in **100+ live video answers**. [Practice questions →](https://www.aced.io/questions) ![Aced interview-question video interface](https://www.aced.io/_next/static/media/features_question.2e5c1fbf.png) ## Practice, questions, experiences, and coaching We provide several ways to prepare: - [Loops](https://www.aced.io/guides?src=nav): interview-preparation guides and structured loops. - [Interview Experiences](https://www.aced.io/experiences?src=nav): shared candidate experiences, including [all experiences](https://www.aced.io/experiences?src=nav), [verified experiences](https://www.aced.io/experiences?src=nav), and experiences for PM, EM, SWE, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta interviews. - [Interview Questions](https://www.aced.io/questions?src=nav): browse questions by role or type, including [PM](https://www.aced.io/questions?role=pm&src=nav), [behavioral](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=behavioral&src=nav), [coding](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=algorithms&filterBy=codeEditor&src=nav), [system design](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=system-design&src=nav), [SQL](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=sql&filterBy=codeEditor&src=nav), [machine learning](https://www.aced.io/questions?role=ml-engineer&type=machine-learning&type=concept&src=nav), [investment banking](https://www.aced.io/questions?role=investment-banking&src=nav), and [data engineering](https://www.aced.io/questions?role=data-engineer&type=data-pipeline-design&type=system-design&type=sql&type=data-modeling&src=nav). - [Practice](https://www.aced.io/practice?src=nav): practice interviews, including the AI feedback feature linked above. - [Mock interviews and coaching](https://www.aced.io/coaching?category=mock_interviews&src=nav): practice with senior tech coaches. - [Resume review](https://www.aced.io/resume?src=nav): have a resume reviewed by a senior tech recruiter. - [Salary negotiation](https://www.aced.io/coaching?category=negotiation&src=nav): work with expert negotiators to increase an offer. - [How coaching works](https://www.aced.io/coaching/start?src=nav) - [Job referrals](https://www.aced.io/jobs/referrals?src=nav) ## Community feedback Our page features testimonials from people describing their use of Aced courses, mock interviews, coaching, videos, and community resources. These are customer statements, not performance data or guarantees. Examples include: - Philip S., Senior Data Scientist at Microsoft, says Aced materials helped him translate academic training into business value during interviews. - Eugene K., Senior Software Engineer at a mid-sized technology company, praises the examples, structure, and communication tips in a course. - Devang S., Lead Software Engineer at FAANG, describes a course as bridging technical excellence and leadership impact. - Adi G., Product Manager at Capital One, says Aced resources helped him land his current offer and double his salary. - Samuel C., Software Engineer at Braintree, describes the community as supportive and confidence-building. - Anirudh, Product Manager at Amazon, says studying for two months preceded an Amazon PM offer. - Claudia M., Director of Product Management at ADP, says she read the entire course before obtaining a PM job. - Daniel, Product Manager at Google, says three weeks of studying helped him land a PM offer. - Ethan H., Product Manager at Google, says Aced was the only resource he used to land a Google role. - Doug, Engineering Manager at Slack, highlights real examples of engineering-manager questions and answers. - Diego, Engineering Manager at Amazon, highlights practical recommendations for real EM interviews. - Sophia S., Product Manager at Amazon, says Aced prepared her for interviews at Amazon and Google, where she received offers. - Yinka, Data Science Manager at Meta, highlights peer-to-peer mock interviews and professional coaching. - Rupal K., Product Designer at Meta, says Aced prepared her for FAANG interviews. - Nicole, UX Designer at Qualtrics, highlights the user experience, community, and step-by-step guides. The page also includes testimonials from candidates and professionals associated with Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, Uber, LinkedIn, Adobe, Spotify, Roblox, Twitter, Samsara, eBay, SAP, Coinbase, McKinsey & Company, Faire, Meta, and other organizations. ## Universities and organizations We show the following organizations under “Trusted by leading universities and organizations”: ![Stanford Graduate School of Business](https://www.aced.io/images/schools/gsb.png) ![Columbia Engineering](https://www.aced.io/images/schools/columbia_engineering.png) ![Cornell Johnson Business School](https://www.aced.io/images/schools/cornell.png) ![Yale School of Management](https://www.aced.io/images/schools/yale_som.png) ![University of Rochester](https://www.aced.io/images/schools/rochester.png) ![UVA Darden School of Business](https://www.aced.io/images/schools/uva_darden.jpg) ![Michigan Ross School of Business](https://www.aced.io/images/schools/ross.png) ![Duke Fuqua School of Business](https://www.aced.io/images/schools/duke_fuqua.jpg) ## Get started [Create your free account →](https://www.aced.io/signup) You can also [log in](https://www.aced.io/login?src=nav), review [pricing](https://www.aced.io/upgrade?src=nav), or subscribe for updates about interview tips, job listings, and more. ## Additional resources and programs - [Pricing](https://www.aced.io/upgrade?src=nav) - [Blog](https://www.aced.io/blog?src=nav) - [Resources](https://www.aced.io/resources?src=nav) - [Perks](https://www.aced.io/perks?src=nav) - [For universities](https://www.aced.io/pages/university?src=nav) - [For businesses](https://www.aced.io/pages/business?src=nav) - [For recruiters](https://www.aced.io/jobs/post?src=nav) - [Affiliate program](https://www.aced.io/affiliate?src=nav) - [Work with us](https://www.aced.io/collaborate?src=nav) - About Aced - Support and FAQ - Terms of Service - Privacy --- [Read this page’s summary](https://www.aced.io/agents/api/public/v1/page-tldr?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aced.io%2F&trace=t_679ff9ab98f3) ## Ask a follow-up about this page Need a more specific answer? 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