Worked on the zenml-io/zenml repository to implement configurable SkyPilot Kubernetes auto-down settings, enabling user-defined shutdown and idle timeout preferences for Kubernetes clusters. Addressed the previous limitation of hardcoded defaults by propagating 'down' and 'idle_minutes_to_autostop' settings through the SkyPilot task, ensuring that clusters automatically shut down based on user intent. This backend development effort, using Python and Kubernetes, improved cost efficiency and cluster utilization while maintaining parity with other cloud providers. The changes centralized configuration handling, enhanced maintainability, and ensured that user preferences directly influenced runtime behavior across Kubernetes backends without manual intervention or overrides.