During July 2025, Nikhil Bhosale developed and integrated the initialJitter option for ActiveHealthCheck within the envoyproxy/gateway repository. This feature introduced a randomized delay before the first health check, addressing startup thundering herd issues and improving rollout safety. Nikhil updated API definitions and CRD schemas using Go and YAML, ensuring seamless support for the new configuration. The work involved migrating ActiveHealthCheck settings to gwapiv1, reflecting a thoughtful approach to API evolution and Kubernetes CRD management. Although focused on a single feature, the implementation demonstrated depth in backend development and contributed to more stable and reliable health check behavior.