During this period, contributed a critical bug fix to the guardian/scala-steward repository, focusing on backend development with Scala and functional programming principles. Addressed an issue where merging global and local repository configurations could inadvertently unset the draft status of pull requests, potentially disrupting automated workflows. Implemented an OR-based merge logic for Option[Boolean] values to ensure that the pullRequests.draft setting is preserved whenever specified in either configuration. This solution improved the reliability and maintainability of configuration merging, reducing the risk of silent misconfigurations and supporting consistent pull request workflows across multiple repositories within the Guardian’s development ecosystem.