Worked on enhancing hardware compatibility and tracing flexibility across the renesas/zephyr and zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr repositories. Addressed configuration management challenges by implementing a dynamic trigger compatibility guard, ensuring instrumentation features only activate with appropriate hardware, which reduced Kconfig warnings and configuration errors. Improved the tracing subsystem by relaxing UART tracing backend dependencies, allowing broader use beyond the console. Leveraged C programming and Kconfig expertise to deliver hardware-aware feature gating and cross-board support, streamlining onboarding and troubleshooting. The work demonstrated a methodical approach to embedded systems development, focusing on robust system design and tangible improvements for hardware-enabled deployment workflows.