Peter Budai
Business Program Manager at Microsoft
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolPeter Budai is an experienced Business Program Manager and technologist based in Munich, combining two decades of strategic program leadership with nine years focused on data-driven capacity and operations at Microsoft. He architects data flows, Azure-based reporting and automated analytics to manage a global staffing footprint of 15,000+ roles, while translating complex metrics into early-warning insights for leaders. Equally comfortable in code, he contributes to open-source projects across platforms—improving Windows support for libgphoto2, hardening MSYS2 build toolchains, and enhancing UX for a Mastodon client—demonstrating practical cross-platform systems and front-end skills. His background spans PMO and operations across EMEA, budget ownership and change management, informed by dual masters in business and biology, which gives him a rare blend of analytical rigor and systems thinking.
10 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business, Economics, Master of Business, Economics at Budapest Business SchoolMaster of Science, Biology, immunbiology, Master of Science, Biology, immunbiology at Eötvös Loránd UniversityHighschool Diploma, Highschool Diploma at Fazekas Mihály Gimnázium
English, German, Hungarian
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Github Skills (62)
mingw-w6410
algorithms10
javascript10
multiplatform10
python10
package-management10
scripting10
wp-api10
patch10
solve10
msys10
build-system10
nuxt10
cross-platform10
c1110
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
msys2/MSYS2-packages
Feb 2017 - Jan 2021
Package scripts for Cygwin targets to build under MSYS2.
Role in this project:
Automation Engineer / Build & Release Engineer
Automation Engineer / Build & Release EngineerContributions:1 review, 93 commits, 60 PRs in 4 years
Contributions summary:Peter primarily updated and maintained package scripts for MSYS2, focusing on integrating new software versions. Their work involved patching existing scripts to accommodate updates to various software packages, including tools like scons, nettle, openbsd-netcat, and icu. They also handled updates for core utilities such as wget, nano, and coreutils, and managed updates for supporting libraries like libyaml and apr, ensuring a consistent build environment. Additionally, the user integrated newer versions of perl-Net-SSLeay and ccache, demonstrating expertise in build toolchains.
cygwinmsys
darktable-org/darktable
Sep 2016 - Dec 2020
darktable is an open source photography workflow application and raw developer
Role in this project:Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:166 commits, 50 PRs, 214 comments in 4 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Peter contributed primarily to the Windows build process for the darktable project. This involved implementing support for the `strptime` function, essential for date/time parsing, adding thread naming, and fixing issues related to image import and display, including improving the handling of file previews. They also addressed and fixed several build-related warnings and errors. Finally, the user worked to correctly configure the build and packaging scripts for the Windows platform.
darktable
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