I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Alarm.com (Vienna, VA) in Jan 2013
Interview
I had a pleasant experience from flying into DC and being compensated for travel expenses. The interview was with many staff members from different areas including some programmers, quality engineers, and HR personnel. The interviews were relatively similar, the content included questions like why do I want to be a quality engineer and why did I choose alarm.com. There were also some logical reasoning questions asked by the programmer. Overall, the experience was relaxed and comfortable.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I can't remember the exact question, but it was something like the total possible combinations of distance around several routes.
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.