Worked on the open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib repository to enhance the reliability of AWS CloudWatch log ingestion by addressing a critical segmentation fault in the awss3receiver component. Focused on backend development using Go, the work involved identifying and resolving improper initialization of log structures that caused crashes during control message processing. This fix stabilized production log pipelines and improved data integrity for AWS-based deployments. Collaborated closely with cross-functional contributors to rigorously validate initialization paths and prevent regression. The effort demonstrated strong skills in AWS integration, error handling, and backend systems, contributing to more robust and maintainable cloud observability infrastructure.