Quality Engineer

The job

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Job description

Position Overview: 

Alarm.com is seeking a Quality Engineer with an interest in Software Development in Test (SDET) to join our Quality Engineering team. In this role, you will support the quality, performance, and reliability of our web and mobile applications through a combination of manual testing, test automation, and modern quality practices. 

You will work closely with Product Management, Software Engineering, UX Design, DevOps, and Support while learning how quality is built into Alarm.com products throughout the development lifecycle. The ideal candidate has 0–1 years of experience in quality engineering, software testing, internships, or academic projects; is eager to grow automation skills; and is curious about emerging tools and techniques—including AI‑assisted testing solutions—to improve test coverage and efficiency. 

This role is well‑suited for a motivated engineer at the start of their career who enjoys learning, collaborating with others, and developing a strong foundation in quality engineering. 

Responsibilities: 

• Learn and develop an understanding of Alarm.com’s products, customer workflows, and system architecture. 

• Execute manual test cases, identify and document defects, and help track issues through resolution and verification. 

• Assist in the development, execution, and maintenance of automated UI and API tests with guidance from more experienced team members. 

• Collaborate with Product Managers and Software Engineers to understand requirements, acceptance criteria, and expected behavior. 

• Participate in design and technical discussions to learn about testability, quality, and automation best practices. 

• Help maintain test frameworks, tools, test data, and test environments. 

• Support issue investigation by reviewing logs, validating data, and learning to read and understand code. 

• Perform functional, regression, smoke, and sanity testing to support releases. 

• Learn how automated tests are integrated into CI/CD pipelines and release workflows. 

• Gain exposure to AI‑assisted testing tools and techniques as part of continuous improvement and skill development. 

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field. 

• 0–1 years of experience in software testing, quality engineering, internships, co‑ops, or relevant academic projects. 

• Basic programming or scripting experience in Java, Python, or JavaScript. 

• Foundational understanding of software testing concepts such as functional and regression testing. 

• Exposure to UI or API test automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Postman) through coursework, projects, or internships. 

• Basic familiarity with Git or other version control systems. 

• Strong attention to detail, curiosity, and a willingness to learn. 

• Clear written and verbal communication skills. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Internship, academic, or personal project experience related to QA, automation, or software development. 

• Exposure to Agile/Scrum development environments. 

• Basic knowledge of SQL or data validation concepts. 

• Interest in test automation, CI/CD pipelines, and modern quality engineering practices. 

• Curiosity about AI‑driven or intelligent testing tools and how they can support software quality. 

WHY WORK FOR ALARM.COM? 

• Collaborate with outstanding people: We hire only the best. Our standards are high and our employees enjoy working alongside other high achievers. 

• Make an immediate impact: New employees can expect to be given real responsibility for bringing new technologies to the marketplace. You are empowered to perform as soon as you join the Alarm.com team! 

• Gain well rounded experience: Alarm.com offers a diverse and dynamic environment where you will get the chance to work directly with executives and develop expertise across multiple areas of the business. 

• Work with the latest technologies: You’ll gain exposure to a broad spectrum of IoT, SaaS and M2M technologies including wireless communication, video monitoring, smart home automation, web development, and backend application development and hosting. 

• Focus on fun: Alarm.com places high value on our team culture. We even have a committee dedicated to hosting a stand-out holiday party, happy hours, and other fun corporate events. 

COMPANY INFO 
Alarm.com is the leading cloud-based platform for smart security and the Internet of Things. More than 6 million home and business owners depend on our solutions every day to make their properties safer, smarter, and more efficient. And every day, we’re innovating new technologies in rapidly evolving spaces including AI, video analytics, facial recognition, machine learning, energy analytics, and more. Alarm.com earned the Top Workplace™ award for our employee culture and the meaningful work we do to give property owners peace of mind, help them conserve energy and water, and stay connected to loved ones. We’re seeking those who are passionate about creating change through technology and who want to make a lasting impact on the world around them. 

For more information, please visit www.alarm.com. 

COMPANY BENEFITS 
Alarm.com offers competitive pay and benefits including a wide choice of healthcare options with generous company subsidy, a health savings account option with company contribution, 401(k) with employer match, paid holidays and paid time off increasing with tenure, paid maternity and paternity leave, company paid STD/LTD and life insurance, flexible spending accounts, and a casual dress work environment.       

Alarm.com is an Equal Opportunity Employer 

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Notice To Third Party Agencies:
Alarm.com understands the value of professional recruiting services. However, we are not accepting resumes from recruiters or employment agencies for this position. In the event we receive a resume or candidate referral for this position from a third-party recruiter or agency without a previously signed agreement, we reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to you. If you are interested in working with Alarm.com, please email your company information and standard agreement to RecruitingPartnerships@Alarm.com.

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How Tysons compares. Among the 100 largest places in Virginia, Tysons is #39 by population, #98 for homeownership (#1 = highest), #7 for college degrees (#1 = most), #11 for remote work (#1 = most). Its county, Fairfax County, is #3 of 133 counties for average pay ($114,100).

The place in numbers

Tysons has 28,936 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 0.3% of the population of Virginia. It covers 4 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 6,785 people per square mile. The median age is 36.5, 6% younger than the state median (36.5 against 39.0). It is a census-designated place: a community the Census Bureau counts as a unit, without a city government of its own, so services such as police, roads and zoning usually come from the county.

Housing

The median gross rent is $2,497 a month (rent plus utilities), 58% above the state median ($2,497 against $1,579). Over a year that is 23.1% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $640,000, which is 4.9 times the median household income ($129,818). 34.3% of households own their home, 49% below the state average (34.3% against 67.3%). A low ownership share points to a rental-heavy market with more apartments and shorter stays.

Work and pay

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metropolitan area has 3,136,190 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $71,060 a year, 39% above the national median ($71,060 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are business and financial operations (369,190 jobs, median $105,260); management (319,760 jobs, median $165,010); office and administrative support (290,050 jobs, median $53,250). The area is most specialised in legal (2.6 times) and computer and mathematical (2.2 times), where the share of workers is well above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are legal ($175,070) and management ($165,010). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Fairfax County was 3.4%. 73.9% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Fairfax County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.

Getting around

Among workers, 49.6% drive alone, 4.4% use public transit, 5.4% walk, 34.2% work from home. 15.8% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 10% below the state average (15.8% against 17.6%). Remote work is more common than in the state as a whole, which widens the set of employers a resident can work for without moving.

People and education

79.3% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 88% above the state share (79.3% against 42.2%). 41.5% of residents were born outside the United States, 216% above the state share (41.5% against 13.1%). The poverty rate is 7.9%, 20% below the state rate (7.9% against 9.9%).

Climate

The warmest month is Jul, averaging 78°F (25.6°C), and the coolest is Jan at 31°F (-0.4°C). About 1,117 mm (44 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; May is the wettest month (120 mm) and Jan the driest (65 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.

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Median rent in Tysons is $2,497 a month and median household income $129,818 (ACS 2020–2024).

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