The Home Depot Technology Group: Interconnected Agentic Workflow Externship

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Customer Discovery

Work with The Home Depot's Technology Group to build a multi-agent AI prototype that turns a fragmented multi-step decisions into a single friction-less project plan.

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Overview

In this externship program, students will learn strategic consulting skills to analyze and evaluate challenges from non-profit organizations using consulting frameworks, in an overall effort to help them solve their important problems. Selected individuals will be paired with a specific non-profit organization and dive into their strategic problems, such as development, impact assessment, process improvements, talent engagement, communication, and strategic positioning. Throughout this externship program, professionals from PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers) will provide mentorship and coaching.

The Experience

Learn about the strategy consulting process and how to help create value for a non-profit client based on their vision and mission
Research and develop an understanding of a given field
Analyze complex problems ranging from fundraising and development, stakeholder management, impact measurement, as well as use consulting frameworks to help identify problem areas and propose solutions
Learn to gather, analyze, and visualize data to inform problem areas and possible solutions
Create and deliver a compelling presentation to a non-profit client that incorporates valuable insights, trends, and recommendations

Qualifications

Ambitious undergraduate students with an interest in consulting, strategy, and non-profits. This program is for students who would like to understand the consulting profession while generating ideas to help impact non-profit organizations.

Program Overview

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In this remote 8-week experience, you will work alongside The Home Depot's Technology Group to learn how THD serves its professional contractors and why coordinating a complex project across departments can be one of the biggest drivers of lost time. You will build a multi-agent system using public LLM and APIs that simulates agent-to-agent negotiation to produce a single, optimized project plan.

Working with real project inputs, you will prototype a coordinator AI agent that communicates with specialized agents, handling challenges such as inventory constraints and delivery window tradeoffs the way a production system would.

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Who Should Apply

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This externship is a strong fit for students with a basic computer science background and familiarity with at least one programming language such as Python, Java, or C++. You do not need to be a CS major. Students from any field who have built something with code and want hands-on experience with applied AI engineering are encouraged to apply.

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What You'll Deliver

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A short brief on the fragmentation problem and where agent coordination creates the most value
A Project Coordinator Agent that extracts structured requirements from a raw blueprint or materials list
A functional multi-agent prototype
A final presentation with a live demo and productionization recommendations for The Home Depot’s leadership team

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Skills You'll Gain

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Multi-agent system design using public LLM APIs
Agent-to-agent communication and shared state management
Structured extraction and schema design
Simulation of real-world logistics and inventory constraints
Executive communication and consulting-style slide development

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Why This Externship?

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Work directly with The Home Depot's Technology Group on a real customer problem
Build a hands-on prototype using the same public LLM APIs production teams use today
Develop the engineering judgment to decide when multi-agent decomposition earns its coordination cost
Produce a portfolio-ready prototype reviewed by Extern program managers and The Home Depot team
Gain exposure to one of the largest home improvement brands in the world

Externship Currently Closed
New applications are not currently being accepted.

Apply by May 24, 2026

The application process includes written and interview segments. Spots are limited and students are admitted on a rolling basis. Apply as soon as possible.

Part-time and fully remote

This externship is a 10-hour-per-week fully remote experience.

Starts June 1, 2026

This remote externship will last 8 weeks.

$1000 Stipend

Students who successfully complete their externships will receive their stipends at the end of the program.

Eligibility

Must be undergraduate sophomore, junior or senior attending college or university in the United States.

About

The Home Depot

Founded in 1978, The Home Depot is the world’s largest home improvement retailer, with 2,300 stores across North America and nearly 500,000 associates. Guided by eight core principles, including taking care of people, doing the right thing, giving back, and delivering excellent service, The Home Depot strives to put customers and associates first, believing that everything else will follow. To learn more about The Home Depot, please visit https://corporate.homedepot.com/page/about-us