Worked on enhancing Protobuf encoding within the foxglove-sdk repository, focusing on improving data serialization workflows in Rust. Developed support for encoding arrays and refined the handling of optional fields by marking Option<T> types as truly optional, ensuring fields are omitted when set to None. This approach aligned Protobuf encoding behavior with Vec-like semantics, reducing ambiguity for multi-element fields and simplifying downstream integration. The improvements strengthened interoperability with external Protobuf-based APIs by minimizing the need for custom encoding logic. Leveraged expertise in Rust, Protobuf, and data serialization to deliver more flexible and reliable data interchange for the SDK’s users.