Worked on the slackhq/circuit repository to deliver an architectural improvement in gesture navigation by encapsulating the Material library dependency. The approach involved migrating the dependency from Gradle’s api to implementation configuration, effectively hiding internal dependencies and reducing the exposed API surface. This change strengthened module boundaries, lowered the risk of downstream breakage from Material updates, and enabled safer long-term maintenance and upgrades. The work demonstrated skills in Android development, Kotlin, and Gradle dependency management, focusing on modular refactoring to improve maintainability. No bugs were fixed during this period, with efforts concentrated on enhancing encapsulation and reducing coupling within the codebase.