# Cole Erickson

> Staff Software Engineer at Floodbase

Location: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/coleerickson

Interested in using your software engineering skills to address the effects of climate change? We're hiring: https://boards.greenhouse.io/floodbase/

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer @ Floodbase
Jan 2025 – Present | Brooklyn, New York, United States

### Senior Software Engineer @ Floodbase
Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 | Brooklyn, New York, United States

### Software Engineer @ Floodbase
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Brooklyn, New York, United States
Software generalist building tools for flood risk analytics and flood emergency response. Python, TypeScript, Docker, Google Cloud Platform.

### Software Engineer @ Facebook
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Seattle, WA
Static analysis for computer security. Worked on static analyzers that uncover security vulnerabilities in C++, Python, Hack (PHP), and Java programs. Contributed code in C++, OCaml, Python, Hack, and JavaScript.

### Software Engineering Intern @ Facebook
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Seattle, WA
C++ distributed systems. Worked on storage infrastructure responsible for large scale cross-datacenter transfers. Designed and developed an error monitoring system to shift load away from servers that reported failures.

### Software Engineering Intern @ Facebook
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Menlo Park, CA
React / Ruby on Rails development for a K-12 education initiative. Developed a web-based emotional intelligence assessment.

### Drive Reliability Test Development Intern @ Seagate Technology
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Shakopee, MN
Developed hard drive testing software in Python.


## Education
### Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
Williams College
Jan 2014 – Jan 2018

### Full-time student for 11th & 12th grade as part of Minnesota's PSEO program.
University of Minnesota
Jan 2012 – Jan 2014


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/cole-erickson-56877792

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Last updated: 2026-03-20