Worked on refactoring the Deployment Agent in the pinterest/teletraan repository, focusing on simplifying the backend architecture by removing the python-daemon dependency. The approach involved reworking the daemon context handling so the agent could operate independently of the external library, which reduced complexity and potential points of failure. This change improved maintainability and deployment reliability across different environments, making the codebase easier to understand and manage. By streamlining the agent’s architecture using Python and backend development skills, the work also accelerated onboarding for new contributors, as the reduced dependency footprint lowered barriers to entry and simplified the development workflow.