Developed a resilient HTTP Output Retry Mechanism for the grafana/falco repository, introducing a max_consecutive_timeouts configuration to enhance alert delivery during transient network issues. The solution involved C and C++ codebase changes, including internal masking of timeout values and a type-width adjustment to support robust retry logic. Addressed a parsing issue by updating the config JSON schema, ensuring configuration integrity and maintainability. Incorporated code review feedback to improve reliability and readability, while fixing a timeout bug that previously caused intermittent alert loss. Demonstrated skills in configuration management, network programming, and system programming to improve the repository’s alerting reliability.