Worked on the IBM/terratorch repository to enhance the reliability of data processing pipelines by addressing two targeted bugs. Focused on back-end development using Python and pandas, the work involved improving prefix generation logic to handle cases where the prefix_list is empty, thereby reducing potential runtime errors. Additionally, deprecated usage of the infer_datetime_format parameter was removed to ensure ongoing compatibility with future versions of pandas, future-proofing datetime handling in production environments. These changes contributed to more robust and maintainable code, emphasizing careful edge-case management and proactive technical debt reduction within the project’s data processing and datetime handling components.