I applied through university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Alarm.com (Vienna, VA) in Oct 2012
Interview
Fairly Straightforward interview process. On campus then called on site 4 days later. Interview comprised brain teasers and some quality engineering questions. They want to see if you are a good fit. Rigorous interview process. Lasted around 6 hours and was interviewed by 6 different people including a software engineer. Know your resume well and try and think of how you can link up some of the work you did to quality( obviously). Additionally. know your strengths and weakenesses. They asked me that like 4 times. Also, they can make out very easily if you are not interested in quality. Thats part of why I think I didnt get an offer. Don't try and bulls*** your way through cos thats what a lot of people interviewing for this job do.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
This was not difficult but its the one brain teaser I had not heard before. You have three baskets labeled apples, oranges and (apples+oranges). They are all labeled incorrectly. You have only one chance to blindly pick up an item from any of the three baskets and based on what you pick up you have to correctly re label each of the baskets
I applied online. I interviewed at Alarm.com (Tysons Corner, VA) in May 2026
Interview
Began with a very inviting phone screener. Quick response to schedule a 30 minute MS Teams interview that consisted of a mix of background information and exercises like "how would you test a pencil". Quick response again to schedule a 3.5 hour in-person interview gauntlet where I met with 4 people that gave assessments which were centered around running tests, ranking the priority of bugs, and the software development cycle. Overall good experience, but I was a bit caught off guard by the number of assessments during the final in person interview. I expected at least a 30 minute tour sprinkled somewhere in a 3.5 hour visit.
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Alarm.com (Tysons Corner, VA) in Nov 2025
Interview
Prepare SQL and Python coding questions, behavioral prompts about resume and experiences, and a testing checklist for Ring doorbell device functionality, connectivity, notifications, audio/video quality, and security, battery, latency, reliability.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you test their device ring door bell
SQL and Python code questions
I applied online. I interviewed at Alarm.com (Tysons Corner, VA)
Interview
There was an initial phone screen, team member interview, hiring manager interview. There might have been an on-site interview if I had been selected past that point. Mostly behavioral/resume questions and a puzzle/test plan question.
