intermediate~2.5h

Design a Notification System on AWS

A worked system-design example for a multi-channel (push/email/SMS) notification system on AWS — SNS as the fan-out hub, per-channel delivery via Pinpoint/SES, and user preference management.

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🎓 Learning objectives

  • Design a system that can deliver one logical notification across multiple channels (push, email, SMS)
  • Explain SNS's role as the central fan-out point and why per-channel logic lives downstream of it
  • Incorporate user notification preferences (opt-outs, channel choice) into the design
  • Handle delivery failures and retries per channel without blocking other channels

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