Worked on enhancing Apache Pinot by developing a robust segment download mechanism that dynamically checks the peerSegmentDownloadScheme and defaults to HTTP when the scheme is undefined. This approach improved the reliability of segment recovery in distributed environments where deep-store copies are unavailable, reducing recovery failures and minimizing downtime. The solution was implemented in Java, leveraging backend development and distributed systems expertise to strengthen the resilience of the segment download workflow. By integrating this feature directly into the apache/pinot repository, the work contributed to greater data availability across clusters and reduced the need for manual intervention during segment recovery operations.