Worked on the Shopify/grpc repository to enhance both build tooling and continuous integration reliability for the Ruby gRPC extension. Delivered a new build optimization target, remove_unused_artifacts, which prunes unnecessary artifacts to reduce gem size and improve distribution efficiency. Updated Makefile generation logic in extconf.rb to support this optimization, streamlining installation and maintenance. Additionally, addressed CI instability by increasing the Ruby/macOS test timeout to two hours, reducing flaky builds and accelerating pull request validation. Demonstrated proficiency in Ruby, Python, build systems, and CI/CD workflows, focusing on practical improvements that support faster shipping and a smaller deployment footprint for the project.