Worked on enhancing hardware design tooling by delivering targeted improvements to the YosysHQ/yosys and The-OpenROAD-Project/OpenROAD repositories. Focused on C++ and CMake, the developer improved latch inference in Yosys by refining always_latch checks, which increased the accuracy of signal inference in hardware descriptions. In OpenROAD, they addressed test reliability by adjusting timeouts to reduce non-deterministic failures and refactored the frGuide component to simplify its architecture, removing unused multi-layer code. These efforts emphasized maintainability, production readiness, and robust testing, aligning the codebase with business goals for reliable hardware inference and streamlined development workflows in complex software environments.