Braden Ericson
VP, Product & Engineering at apiphani
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBraden Ericson is a product and engineering leader who builds high-impact, agentic AI solutions for enterprise IT automation, currently serving as VP of Product & Engineering at apiphani. A founder at heart, he launched and scaled startups including Sparrow Charts and Tradeoff Software (acquired by apiphani), bringing repeated zero-to-one experience in product, team formation, and intelligent systems design. He began his career at PayPal as an engineer and product manager, contributing to 20+ patent filings and earning recognition as a Top Inventor. Combining Stanford LEAD corporate innovation training with dual degrees in business and computer science from the University of St. Thomas, he moves fluidly between strategy and hands-on execution. He also mentors early founders and balances work with racquetball and time with his dog, Yoshi—evidence of a pragmatic, energetic leader who thrives on shipping ambitious products.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Other; Stanford LEAD: Corporate Innovation Certificate, Other; Stanford LEAD: Corporate Innovation Certificate at Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessBachelor's degree Business Administration and Management General, Bachelor's degree Business Administration and Management General at University of St. Thomas - Opus College of BusinessBachelor's Degree Computer Science, Bachelor's Degree Computer Science at University of St. Thomas
English
Github Skills (27)
twitter10
twitter-api10
iframe10
vuepress10
feathersjs10
go-language9
realtime9
python9
cross-domain8
electron7
popup7
golang7
typescript7
ember7
react7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
bradenericson/Uber-Cordova-Plugin
May 2015 - Apr 2023
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 8 years
bradenericson/scripts
Oct 2023 - Jul 2025
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
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