Home Depot – Software Engineering Intern (Summer 2026)

Location: Remote / Virtual (Primarily remote; occasional in-person in Atlanta, GA)
Job ID: Req156586
Category: Internship
Application Deadline: October 31, 2025

Work Location:

• Remote/virtual (location-independent)

• May require up to 3 weeks at Atlanta Corporate Office (travel expenses covered)

Company Overview

• Home Depot is the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer, with 2,200+ stores across North America.

• Mission: Provide excellent service, broad selection, and competitive prices while helping customers build and improve their homes and businesses.

Internship Overview

• Duration: 11 weeks (May 18 – July 31, 2026)

• Teams: Software Engineering (this internship), Finance, Data Science, Product Management, Supply Chain, Marketing, Technology, Operations, Merchandising, Pro, Home Services, Human Resources, etc.

• Interns work on pre-assigned projects impacting the functional team.

• Networking and development opportunities included to build leadership skills and career growth.

What Makes a Great Intern

• Action Oriented: Tackles challenges with urgency, energy, and enthusiasm

• Manages Ambiguity: Thrives in uncertain situations and makes sound decisions

• Collaboration: Contributes to team efforts and seeks input from others

• Nimble Learning: Learns through experimentation and adapts from successes/failures

• Communication: Delivers clear, audience-appropriate insights

• Customer Focus: Builds strong relationships and delivers solutions

• Drives Results: Makes logical decisions to achieve results despite challenges

Major / Subject Area: Software Engineering

• Work on a product team contributing to software design, development, and the product lifecycle.

• Focus on shipping production code under guidance from senior engineers.

• Exposure to modern software design, development, and product lifecycle practices.

Key Responsibilities

Planning & Analysis:

• Use critical thinking to create solutions

• Collaborate with senior leaders on assignments

Delivery & Support:

• Collaborate with UX, engineering, and product teams to create secure, scalable, reliable software

• Build skills under senior engineer guidance

• Configure commercial off-the-shelf solutions to meet business needs

• Create automation scripts for infrastructure and testing

Learning:

• Participate in communities of practice for software development

• Self-learn via tutorials, articles, and videos

• Review and discuss code from senior engineers

• Increase business acumen by learning other business areas

Preferred Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a relevant advanced degree

• 0–1 years relevant work experience

• Interest in collaborative, cross-functional software teams

• Exposure to web front-end technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AngularJS, ReactJS, jQuery

• Exposure to version control systems (preferably Git)

• Experience in group environments or paired programming

• Preferred GPA: 3.0+

Career Pathways After Internship

• Software Engineer

Work Location & Schedule

• Primarily remote/virtual

• Occasional in-person travel to Atlanta Corporate Office (up to 3 weeks; expenses covered)