Pratap Luitel

People leader with an engineering brain.

Journey
Colby College

Studied Mathematics in a rich liberal arts environment — sharpened analytical thinking and learned to approach problems from multiple perspectives.

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2014
Colby College
BA · Mathematics
Liberal Arts
Thayer School of Engineering

Earned a BE in Computer Engineering — bridging the liberal arts mindset from Colby with rigorous engineering principles at one of the country's top engineering schools.

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2015
Dartmouth College
BE · Computer Engineering
Software Engineer

Joined Alarm.com straight out of Dartmouth, diving into building and shipping software across the platform. Developed a strong engineering foundation and a love for scalable systems.

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2015 — 2017
Alarm.com
Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer

Took on increasingly complex systems and began contributing to architecture decisions. Started mentoring junior engineers and became a go-to for hard technical problems.

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2017 — 2020
Alarm.com
Senior Software Engineer
Engineering Manager · SRE

Built and lead a 24×7 SRE team from the ground up — engineers with real character who run toward the fire. Helped drive a 70× growth in product adoption through resilient infrastructure supporting millions of IoT video devices.

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2020 — Present
Alarm.com
Engineering Manager
Values
Excellence

Genuine commitment to doing things right.

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Empathy

It's not just about winning trophies.