I applied through college or university. I interviewed at Alarm.com (Vienna, VA) in Apr 2013
Interview
I applied through my university job portal. Got a call after 3-4 weeks. Initially had one phone interview. Later was called to their office for a final interview after 2 weeks. Got the result of the interview in a couple of days.
Phone interview: Resume questions, basic testing & programming questions.
On site interview: Met with 5-6 people, software engineers, quality engineers & the higher officials in the company. Know your resume well, learn basic testing concepts & you should be able to think logically. You will not make it through if you bluff, be genuine that's the best way to crack this interview. And brain teasers :D
The interviewers were very nice people, so good that I've decided that I should anyhow get into that place because the work environment & everything was so friendly & professional. You will like the work they do, so brilliant innovative products.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There weren't any difficult questions, you just have to be guy with the kind of brain & knowledge that could find 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.