I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Alarm.com (Vienna, VA)
Interview
Had a brief interview with a riddle shortly after first talking with the recruiter. After being invited to their Vienna HQ for a final technical interview, I was declined an offer even though I felt like I had a really good experience at the final interview. The final technical involved a few riddles, a few C coding questions, a written test, and talks with some of their top level technical execs.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They showed a board from one of their devices and asked to identify the various components on it.
The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Alarm.com in Mar 2020
Interview
Contacted by recruiter, initially set up short phone call (~15 minutes). Did a hackerrank challenge, after that, scheduled a phone interview with the manager (~1 hour). Was told I would hear back from them very soon, and I never heard from them again.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic algorithms, questions about hardware and software from a high level. Nothing too specific at the stage I got to.
I applied online. I interviewed at Alarm.com (Boston, MA) in Jan 2020
Interview
A recruiter reached out to me for a phone interview 1.5 months after I submitted my application.
The phone screen consisted of logistical and behavioral questions. The Interviewer started to rush the interview towards the end. The interviewer informed me that I would hear back within a week. The phone screen ended in 15 minutes.
I got a rejection email 5 days after the phone screen.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Willing to relocate? authorized to work in US?
What do you know about the company?
Why did you choose this position?
What is something you learned recently from job/school?
Tell me about one of your most recent projects.
Any questions for the interviewer?
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Alarm.com (Tysons Corner, VA) in Oct 2019
Interview
ADC (alarm.com) was always very quick to reply and the entire process from application to offer took just under a month. Everyone who interviewed me was kind and courteous -- it was a great experience!
The 'interview' was a 3 stage process:
1) Basic phone screen
2) Online code challenge
3) All day on-site
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic screen was a mix of behavioral and high level questions about technical knowledge. This was followed by an online code challenge which was some leetcode easy / medium level questions. Finally, the onsite ran the gamut from hardware to behavioral to software design questions depending on the interviewer.
Device Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Alarm.com with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 30% positive. To compare, the company-average is 51.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Device Engineer roles take an average of 15 days to get hired, when considering 10 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Alarm.com overall takes an average of 27 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Alarm.com as a Device Engineer according to 10 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 36%
Phone interview: 20%
Skills test: 16%
Presentation: 12%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
Personality test: 4%
Drug test: 4%
Group panel interview: 4%
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