Intern, Data Scientist

The Home Depot

5d • $31,600 - $35,400 • Onsite

About The Position

With a career at The Home Depot, you can be yourself and also be part of something bigger. 2026 Summer Student Internship/Co-op Opportunity – Intern, Data Scientist About the co-op/internship program: Looking to turn classroom learning into real-world experience? The Home Depot Canada Internship/Co-op Program is your chance to apply what you’ve studied in a dynamic, hands-on environment. Over 16 weeks, you’ll work on projects that make a real impact, sharpen your skills, and build confidence for your future career. Program highlights include: Comprehensive Onboarding: Gain insights into our business operations, organizational culture, and core values. Strategic Projects: Address genuine business challenges, explore innovative approaches, and contribute meaningful solutions. Project Presentation: Share your findings and project outcomes with senior leadership. Professional Development Sessions: Participate in weekly sessions designed to enhance skillsets, reinforce company values, and provide perspectives from leaders across the organization. Networking Opportunities: Establish connections with mentors and peers who will support your professional growth throughout the program. Duration: May 4 – August 21st, 2026 # of positions available: 1 Locations: Askuity Office - 461 King Street West, Toronto. In office Tuesday – Thursday Join Our Team: Askuity is a Toronto-based retail analytics software company operating as an innovative division within The Home Depot. Our mission is to transform merchant–vendor collaboration by enabling AI-powered decision-making, predictive insights, and real-time retail execution. As a Data Scientist on the Askuity team, you will design, build, and deploy advanced analytics and machine learning solutions that drive measurable impact for The Home Depot and its suppliers. Job Summary: Our team is building Ask Fusion, a tool that makes it easier for suppliers to access key insights. As the platform grows, we need modular features that handle specific parts of the workflow reliably and at scale. This intern project supports that effort by helping us build one of these core components. The intern will build a small but important component of our Ask Fusion tool. Their work will focus on taking a specific user request, shaping it into the right format, and connecting it to our data systems. The work strengthens our analytics capabilities and reduces manual reporting effort. What You Bring to the Role: Currently pursuing a university and/or college education in Canada and enrolled in a co-op program focused on Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field. Python programming (functions, modules, basic testing) Experience with APIs or data workflows Understanding of data structures and JSON Basic familiarity with version control (Git) Clear communication and willingness to ask questions Ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks Collaboration with technical and non-technical teammates Problem-solving and attention to detail GitHub (or similar) for code reviews Python development environment (VS Code, PyCharm, etc.) Optional but nice-to-have: familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., Google Cloud), Postman, or Jupyter notebooks The successful student will be currently enrolled in a Canadian accredited university or college throughout the period of the Internship/Co-op program. In addition, you must be legally entitled to work in Canada by way of Canadian citizenship, permanent residency, or a valid study/work permit. What you can expect to learn and gain from this experience: Learn how to create reliable, production-ready modules that integrate seamlessly into existing workflows Gain experience writing clear documentation and examples to support usability and knowledge sharing Understand how to design and implement tests to ensure feature reliability and maintain high code quality What to Expect in the Recruitment Process Application window: February 2, 2026 – February 15, 2026 Interview window: March 2, 2026 – March 20, 2026 If selected, you will be contacted via email to arrange your interview You may complete a short exercise or case study to demonstrate your analytical, problem-solving, or technical skills relevant to the role Offers: March 9, 2026 – March 31, 2026 Please note: Your current year of study and number of past internship terms will determine your salary band. Actual compensation within each band is based on skills, experience, and academic performance

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a university and/or college education in Canada and enrolled in a co-op program focused on Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field.
• Python programming (functions, modules, basic testing)
• Experience with APIs or data workflows
• Understanding of data structures and JSON
• Basic familiarity with version control (Git)
• Clear communication and willingness to ask questions
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of tasks
• Collaboration with technical and non-technical teammates
• Problem-solving and attention to detail
• GitHub (or similar) for code reviews
• Python development environment (VS Code, PyCharm, etc.)
• The successful student will be currently enrolled in a Canadian accredited university or college throughout the period of the Internship/Co-op program.
• In addition, you must be legally entitled to work in Canada by way of Canadian citizenship, permanent residency, or a valid study/work permit.

Nice To Haves

• familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., Google Cloud)
• Postman
• Jupyter notebooks

Responsibilities

• The intern will build a small but important component of our Ask Fusion tool.
• Their work will focus on taking a specific user request, shaping it into the right format, and connecting it to our data systems.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed