During March 2026, Jekua worked on the Leantime/leantime repository, focusing on refactoring the User Settings API to adopt a more object-oriented approach using PHP. By redesigning the getUserSettings method to return settings as properties of a class instance rather than as an associative array, Jekua improved the readability and maintainability of the codebase. This change also introduced stronger type safety and laid the foundation for future enhancements in user configuration management. The work demonstrated a solid understanding of back end development and object-oriented programming principles, addressing complexity and supporting extensibility within the project’s PHP-based architecture.