Ethan Budd
Software Engineer II at Microsoft
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEthan Budd is a backend-focused Software Engineer with eight years of experience building reliable systems for enterprise and research environments. Currently at Microsoft, he previously spent several years at IBM developing kernel-level backend features for IBM i, including a Rust-based implementation of an internal debug protocol and TOTP two-factor authentication. He blends low-level systems work in C++ with modern tooling in Rust and Python, and has automated developer workflows with Ansible modules and migration scripts. Ethan’s background includes research on error-correction for decentralized storage and practical cloud and mobile payment backend work, reflecting both theoretical depth and product delivery. Based in Seattle, he pairs strong engineering craftsmanship with a track record of improving developer productivity and customer uptime. A detail that stands out: he authors internal protocol implementations in Rust, showing a preference for safe, high-performance tooling in systems contexts.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at University of Wisconsin-MadisonMaster of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Georgia Institute of TechnologyRoseville Area Senior High School
Github Skills (167)
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Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
budde25/dotfiles
Apr 2020 - Aug 2021
My personal dotfiles
Contributions:3 PRs, 72 pushes, 5 branches in 1 year 4 months
vimkarabinerpersonal-dotfilesdotfileszsh
budde25/PartyDJ
Nov 2019 - Nov 2020
Contributions:74 commits, 2 PRs, 65 pushes in 11 months
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