# Design a notification system. | Aced 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/questions/4720/system-design-notification-system Source observed: 2026-11-04T23:11:20.312Z Last checked: 2026-11-04T23:11:20.312+00:00 Indexed: 2026-11-06T04:10:01.713+00:00 --- # Design a notification system. We use Aced (formerly Exponent) to help candidates prepare for technical and other professional interviews. This question is categorized as **System Design** and concerns designing a notification system. It is available from our [All Questions](https://www.aced.io/questions) collection. ## Question details - **Reported last asked:** 3 months ago - **Roles:** [Technical Program Manager](https://www.aced.io/questions?role=tpm), [Software Engineer](https://www.aced.io/questions?role=swe), [DevOps](https://www.aced.io/questions?role=devops), [Engineering Manager](https://www.aced.io/questions?role=em) - **Companies associated with this question:** [Suno](https://www.aced.io/questions?company=suno), [Amazon](https://www.aced.io/questions?company=amazon), [Goldman Sachs](https://www.aced.io/questions?company=goldman-sachs), [Earlywaring](https://www.aced.io/questions?company=Earlywaring), [OpenAI](https://www.aced.io/questions?company=openai) - **Category:** [System Design](https://www.aced.io/questions?type=system-design) Detailed company statistics for this question are available through [Upgrade](https://www.aced.io/upgrade?src=questions). ## Interview experiences Four interview experiences have been shared for this question: 1. **Suno · 3 months ago** — *Software Engineer · Senior / L5* “Process was rigorous but enjoyable. Recruiters were a joy to work with, although final onsite was tough.” [Read the Suno interview experience](https://www.aced.io/experiences/suno-senior-software-engineer-interview-729c99) 2. **Amazon · 5 months ago** — *Technical Program Manager · Staff / L6* “Amazon Senior TPM interviews involve a recruiter screen, technical phone screen, and a 4 round virtual loop. Assessments focus on system design, program management, and strict adherence to Amazon’s 16 Leadership Principles. A Bar Raiser ensures hiring standards, evaluating candidates on technical depth, cross-functional delivery, and behavioural STAR responses” [Read the Amazon interview experience](https://www.aced.io/experiences/amazon-staff-technical-program-manager-interview-db5fb0) 3. **Goldman Sachs · a year ago** — *DevOps · Mid Level / L4* “It was overall good experience. Except you have 4 rounds continuously. What went well? Asking them solid questions and being able to come up with a working solution. What didn’t go well? Not preparing enough for system design as a DevOps Engineer.” [Read the Goldman Sachs interview experience](https://www.aced.io/experiences/goldman-sachs-devops-interview-c7acbc) 4. **OpenAI · 3 years ago** — *Technical Program Manager · Mid Level / L4* “This was one of the hardest loops I had completed. The hiring manager screen and behavioral interviews were standard. The system design interview for a TPM was challenging. The expectations for a TPM included a great deal of technical depth.” [Read the OpenAI interview experience](https://www.aced.io/experiences/openai-technical-program-manager-interview-92d389) ## Community answers No answers have been contributed by the community yet. You can log in or [sign up](https://www.aced.io/signup?src=nav&returnPath=/questions/4720/system-design-notification-system) to answer this question. 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