Aced (formerly Exponent)

status: enrolling · checked 2026-10-08

As of 2026-10-08 Aced sells Pro and Expert memberships and 1:1 coaching; tryexponent.com returns a 301 redirect to aced.io, and the rebrand post 'Exponent is now Aced' is dated August 17, 2026. source

Aced is the subscription course library formerly known as Exponent, with video lessons and question banks for PM, SWE, system design, EM, TPM and data roles, plus peer mocks and a separate $249-per-hour coach marketplace. It suits you if you want one self-paced place to cover several interview types rather than live instruction. Before paying, note the 5-day refund window and that memberships auto-renew; the annual plan is billed up front even though it is advertised per month. techinterview.org earns a commission on Aced purchases made through its links.

The facts

Category	Interview prep programs, Software engineering, AI and machine learning, Data engineering and analytics, Engineering management, Cybersecurity
Website	aced.io
Based	San Francisco, CA
Format	online-self-paced, online-live
Programs	Product Management, Software Engineering (coding, practical coding, system design, behavioral), System Design, Engineering Management, TPM, Data Science, Machine Learning, Data Engineering, AI Engineering, Forward Deployed Engineering, Security Engineering, Solutions Architect, UX/Product Design, Investment Banking, Negotiation course, 1:1 coaching (mock interviews, career mentorship, negotiation, resume)
Length	Self-paced subscription, no fixed cohort length; the SWE track lists 84 video lessons over 59 hours, the PM course 73 lessons and 23 hours of video. unknown
Tuition	$12 to $99 Per-month figures from aced.io/upgrade: Basic $0; Pro $79/month billed monthly or $12/month on the annual plan (shown as 70% savings); Expert $99/month monthly or $20/month annual. Coaching is a separate add-on: $249 per 1-hour session, 3 sessions $675, 5 sessions $999, 'Ace the Interview Program' $1,499, 'Career Coaching Program' $999, 'Applying to Jobs Program' $999 (coach profile pages). Annual billed totals are not stated on the page. verified
Financing	upfront, free Membership: 'Your Aced membership will renew automatically. You can cancel your plan at any time before your renewal date by visiting the account page.' and 'We offer full refunds within 5 days of purchase.' (https://www.aced.io/upgrade). Coaching: 'Unused sessions are eligible for a refund within six months of purchase'; 'Missed sessions or cancellations/reschedules within 24 hours will count as a used session.' Negotiation coaching package: 'guaranteed to increase your offer. If it does not, we will give you your money back' (https://www.aced.io/coaching).
Admission	open Anyone can subscribe or book a coach; the free Basic tier includes sample lessons and 5 peer mocks per month.
Stack	Python, Data structures and algorithms, System design, Behavioral (STAR), Product sense and strategy, SQL/analytics (data tracks), ML system design, AI agents / agentic systems

Outcomes

no outcomes published

This program does not publish job-placement or salary outcomes. Treat any number you hear from admissions as unverifiable.

Interview-prep depth

our read of the published curriculum

4 / 5

data structures and algorithms2/3

system design2/3

mock interviews3/3

behavioral2/3

Public syllabus pages: SWE coding module of 118 lessons/28 videos across 14 topics; system design course of 71 lessons, 32 videos, 18 hours; behavioral module of 28 lessons, 19 videos, 10 hours; peer mocks, AI mocks, and paid 1:1 mocks at $249/hour on coach profile pages.

Job support: extensive. Site lists unlimited peer mock interviews (Pro), AI mock interviews and AI feedback (Expert), 1:1 coaching with ex-FAANG coaches at $249/hour, salary negotiation coaching and a 24-lesson negotiation course, resume review, and 'Aced Jobs' referrals. No career-services guarantee beyond the negotiation package.

Whatever the program covers, the interview itself is free to prepare for here: coding patterns, system design, practice prompts, company guides.

What a careful reader should know

on the record

Legal entity is Exponent Labs, LLC (site footer). Founders are Stephen Cognetta (ex-Google PM) and Jacob Simon (ex-Dropbox engineer) per the About page; no founding year is published on the site, and the earliest HN story linking tryexponent.com is from September 2019. Exponent acquired the Pramp peer-mock platform on November 18, 2021 (blog.tryexponent.com); the rebrand post describes a family of brands including InterviewCake, Pramp, Resumes.fyi and APM List. The rebrand to Aced added an 'Ace' AI coach and a higher-priced Expert tier. Outcomes claims ('500K+ candidates who've landed jobs', '1M+ learners served', '58% average comp increase') are unaudited marketing figures with no denominator. Course Report lists Exponent with zero reviews; Trustpilot shows 4.2 from 9 reviews with none in the last 12 months, one complaining of an unexpected auto-renewal charge. The /terms page did not render for automated fetches, so refund terms here come from the pricing and coaching pages.

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Sources (14)

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