Worked on the opensearch-project/index-management repository to enhance the reliability of Snapshot Management by addressing error handling during metadata updates. Focused on backend development using Java and Kotlin, the work introduced graceful handling of VersionConflictEngineException by logging incidents and returning without notifying users, thereby reducing unnecessary user-facing alerts and potential support tickets. Non-expected exceptions were standardized by wrapping them as SnapshotManagementException, ensuring consistent downstream error processing. These changes improved the stability and observability of metadata updates, with targeted logging aiding operational visibility and debugging. The approach demonstrated attention to robust exception handling and state management within a complex backend system.