2027 Summer Internship - Software Engineering

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger. Internship Overview:     The Home Depot’s Summer Internship program offers college students an opportunity to develop leadership skills and gain hands on experience in a corporate environment. During an 11 – week period from May 17 - July 30 , 2027 , interns will be assigned to a functional team such as Supply Chain, Marketing, e-commerce, Technology, Finance, Operations, Merchandising, Pro, Home Services, Human Resources, etc. Interns will learn more about our retail business and our corporate offices while having the opportunity to work on a pre-assigned project that impacts the function they are supporting. Additionally, interns participate in networking and development activities that set them up for success as they build their careers.      What makes a Great Intern:     Action Oriented : Intern takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm   Manages Ambiguity : Intern effectively navigates and thrives in uncertain situations while using sound judgment to make decisions without having the full picture. Is able to move work forward without all the details   Collaboration: Intern contributes to the group’s efforts and steps forward to help as needed. Seeks input from others   Nimble Learning: Intern actively learns through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder   Communication : Intern develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audience   Customer Focus : Intern builds strong customer relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions   Drives Results : Evaluates information to make logical decisions and achieve results despite potential challenges or setbacks.     Description of the Major/Subject Area: A Software Engineer Intern is responsible for joining a product team and contributing to the software design, software development, and overall product lifecycle for a product that our users will love. As a Software Engineer Intern, you will work under the guidance of a more senior engineer on an existing product team to ship production code.    Tasks, responsibilities, and key accountabilities include:      Planning & Analysis:   Uses critical thinking to approach problems and create solutions   Collaborates with senior leaders on assignments   Delivery & Support:   Collaborates and pairs with other product team members (UX, engineering, and product management) to create secure, reliable, scalable software solutions   Works under the direction of a more senior engineer to build a well-rounded skillset   Configures commercial off the shelf solutions to align with evolving business needs   Creates automation scripts for both infrastructure and test cases   Learning:   Participates in learning activities around modern software design and development core practices (communities of practice)   Proactively views articles, tutorials, and videos to learn about new technologies and best practices being used within other technology organizations   Reviews and discusses code from more senior engineers to understand best practices and design patterns   Increases business acumen by learning about other parts of the business   Preferred Qualifications: Currently pursuing relevant advanced degree   0-1 years of relevant work experience   Interest in working as part of a collaborative, cross-functional, modern software design and development team   Exposure to a web -front-end technology and framework such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AngularJS, ReactJS, and Jquery   Exposure to version control systems (preferably Git)   Previous experience working in group environments or utilizing paired programming   Preferred GPA 3.0 or above   Description of Roles: (Career paths that utilize this skillset full-time): At The Home