Alarm.com Reviews

Pros

Alarm.com has allowed me to plant roots and really develop as a professional. I find that company leadership allows our team freedom and flexibility to innovate and the resources to be an industry leader. I’ve had 3 other full time jobs and those experiences leave me a little shocked to see some of these negative reviews. Alarm is by far the most positive company culture and best benefits package I’ve had. I’ve received two promotions in 6 years and 4 pay increases. The handling of the Covid-19 response has been great and overall I have nothing but good things to say.

Cons

From reading other reviews, it’s obvious that your manager plays a big part in your satisfaction. I hope HR and management take a look at how we develop our managers and investing in leadership development. I would also advocate for better parental leave benefits, especially for non birth parents.

Pros

1. Health insurance is excellent. Company HSA contribution is about $120 per month if you choose high deductible plan that’s free. 2. Nice office and location. Traffic can be brutal, but the metro and Tysons Galleria are just 5-10 minutes walk. Flexible work schedule is available for most roles. 3. Great co-workers. Everyone’s helpful and friendly, so you will learn quickly if you are engaged, hardworking individuals. However, I would not recommend Alarm.com to the engaged/talented individuals due to below reasons.

Cons

1. Below average salary: Fortunately, I was able to get pretty good amount of RSUs (Restricted Stock Units that will vest every year or two). However even after counting those that were being vested, my total pay was below average. Offers I received from other companies were about 15-30% higher than my total package at Alarm (Base + Bonus + RSU). 2. Workload varies extremely by the teams. Senior management and management didn’t seem to know that certain team’s workload is simply much higher than the others. It was a bit disappointed upper managements were not aware of our situation fully. 3. Not much of a reward even if you do a lot of work. Same as above. If you care about your project and work hard to get it out with high quality, no one cares and your promotion will be similar as others. I would suggest you to work bare minimum and don’t take any additional projects/tasks even if you have a tons of time. Your promotion won’t be affected, which is slow anyways for everyone.

Pros

The people are friendly and the atmosphere is casual. The HQ office is nice with fun perks like having games, a greenhouse room, a cave, etc.

Cons

Unless you’re an engineer or at an exec level, the pay is extremely low compared to other tech companies considering our size. We also do not have free breakfast or lunch which other tech companies offer.