E-Commerce
AI

Wayfair Applied AI Agent

Build real AI agents with no coding required. In this externship with Wayfair, you’ll use a tool called n8n to design agents that automate insights, decisions, and workflows—then showcase them in a live dashboard. Gain hands-on skills you can apply in marketing, consulting, product, or data roles.

8 weeks
Starts
October 27, 2025

What happens when you mix AI agents with thousands of products and real-time trends? 

In this externship, you’ll step into the role of an AI Agent Developer at one of the world’s largest home retailers. You’ll build multiple AI agents using a tool called n8n that track trending rug styles, monitor competitor launches, and suggest marketing content ideas — all before the trends hit the homepage.

Project Output

A live dashboard powered by your AI agents, built to surface trends, benchmarks, and content suggestions that Wayfair’s category team can actually use.

Project Breakdown:

1. Build a Moodboard Agent: Create a simple AI tool that transforms style prompts into curated visual outputs.

2. Discover Market Trends: Build agents that collect and analyze product data, blogs, and social media to uncover design trends.

3. Monitor Competitors: Develop AI agents to track competitor launches, pricing updates, and marketing campaigns.

4. Generate AI Insights: Turn raw trend signals into summaries, draft blog ideas, and campaign captions.

5. Build the Dashboard: Combine datasets and insights into a live, auto-updating Google Sheets tool for managers.

Tools Used:

n8n - a workflow automation software tool

Google Gemini

Get Started Today

Build your own AI agent to surface meaningful product data in this 8 week externship with Wayfair

What past Externs have to say

Erik Schalk
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"Extern played a crucial role in bridging the gap between my formal business education & real-world application. The opportunity to present actionable recommendations to the Head of Customer Insights at Beats by Dre was invaluable, propelling my leadership journey and paving the way for my current role at Rolls-Royce.”
Now a Project Lead
at Rolls-Royce
Tori Nguyen
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“I credit the Externship as the sole reason I was hired to intern at AT&T. I had never heard of the AT&T internship program and would never have applied to it if I hadn’t gone through the Externship. It allowed me to develop my skills, showcase my work and ultimately stand out so I was awarded the opportunity to interview the CEO of AT&T!”
Became an intern
at AT&T
Richard Wilson
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"The Externship is a great way to introduce students to what it is like to work on a project. I became a lot more data-focused and analytical in my approach. As an industrial engineering major, people questioned how the externship was related to my studies. My journey has shown me that you don’t have to be limited by your major."
Now a Technical
Program Manager at Meta
Maisa Mirza
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“During my venture capital externship, I learned how to use industry-standard metrics and tools like SQL and Tableau to determine startup success potential.This opportunity helped me stand out as a candidate and opened new doors for me - including offers from EY and Accenture."
Now an Analyst
at Accenture
Garrett Boyce
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“If I hadn’t done a VC externship during term time, I know I’d be spending hours watching YouTube videos just to understand which careers I might enjoy! I don’t think I fully understood the value of an externship till I actually did one and now I want to argue that externships should be a part of the college experience for every student.”
Now an Analyst at Boston Consulting Group
Diego Juarez
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“My Externship really changed my career trajectory. As students, we often chase after Fortune 500 work experiences, but the intimate experience of getting to work with a startup can actually really help you learn a lot and level up what you can bring to the table. My cohort even had the opportunity to speak with the founder of Crafted Capital and learn from his firsthand experience.”
Now a CLDP Analyst at
JP Morgan Chase & Co

Skills You'll Gain

AI Agent Development
AI Workflow Design
Data Scraping
Dashboard Design
Trend Analysis
Prompt Engineering

Your Schedule

8 weeks
Project 1
Getting Started with AI Agents — Moodboard Generator
Project 2
Developing the Consumer Trend Discovery AI Agent
Project 3
Building the Competitor Monitoring AI Agent
Project 4
Designing the AI Insights & Content Agent
Project 5
Integrating Agents into the Market Intelligence Dashboard

About Wayfair

Wayfair is one of the world’s largest online destinations for home furnishings and is known for its data-driven approach. Behind the 30M+ products you see online are teams using AI to move faster and smarter. This is your backstage pass to see — and build — how that happens.

The Home Depot is not accepting or considering any applications for this Externship through other channels.
Meet Your Host

Maria Nino-Suastegui

Operations

Maria is a communications strategist with experience spanning marketing, digital design, and client-facing operations. She manages a portfolio of global supplier accounts at Wayfair, where she drives performance through data-backed strategy and strong partnerships. A former Extern alum, she's excited to now be on the company side hosting an externship with Extern.

Get Started Today

Build your own AI agent to surface meaningful product data in this 8 week externship with Wayfair