2027 Summer Internship - Software Engineering

Req191937 **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):** **Role** At The Home Depot, our associates always have room to move up and explore new opportunities. After the Internship, here are some examples of early career roles for interns: * Software Engineer **Location:** Remote Interns will be primarily remote throughout the 11-week program but may be required to travel to our Atlanta corporate office (Store Support Center) for up to 3 weeks during the program. Travel expenses will be covered for eligible interns.