Worked on the Lightning-AI/LitServe repository to enhance health check reliability for backend services. Addressed a bug where the health endpoint incorrectly returned a 200 OK status when no workers were registered, which could mislead orchestration and autoscaling systems. The solution involved updating the health check logic in Python to return a 503 status when the workers setup status was empty, thereby aligning reported health with actual readiness. This change improved deployment stability and observability. The work incorporated API development and unit testing skills, included pre-commit code quality improvements, and was delivered collaboratively through co-authored contributions and CI hygiene enhancements.