Worked on the grafana/tempo repository to implement a graceful shutdown mechanism using context-aware timeouts in Go, focusing on backend development and system programming. The solution enabled the application to handle SIGINT signals within the first 30 seconds of shutdown by bypassing waits for unstable keys if the context was canceled. This approach reduced shutdown latency and minimized downtime during maintenance, directly supporting production reliability goals. The work improved system resilience by ensuring that shutdowns no longer stalled on unstable resources, and the changes were fully traceable through a dedicated commit, facilitating code review and future maintenance within the project.