I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Alarm.com
Interview
I got my first interview through campus recruiting. It was a phone interview and then I was accepted into the second round onsite interview at their headquarters. The phone interview was pretty basic, just talked about my resume (no curve balls from what I remember). For the second round, I sat down and had 1 on 1 interviews with a handful of the employees. By the end of the second round interview process, I had spoken with people from various positions in the company, and I felt like I had a very strong idea of what the company does and how it would be day to day. The second interview was kind of long (9am - 3pm), so you will be tired by the end of it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
I didn't get anything crazy, but they did have me analyze a few interfaces and ask me if I saw anything wrong or how I would approach testing for bugs.
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.