Worked on stabilizing gallery scrolling behavior in the wix-incubator/pro-gallery repository by addressing a persistent issue with the scrollingElement prop. Applied front end development skills using React and JavaScript to implement stateful storage of the scrollingElement, ensuring it remained current and was consistently passed to all relevant components. This approach eliminated inconsistent scrolling and resolved edge-case bugs, improving overall reliability without introducing new user-facing features. The solution established a reusable pattern for managing DOM element references in React, laying groundwork for future enhancements related to scrolling and focus management while reducing support overhead and strengthening the codebase’s maintainability.