Simi Mathew focused on stabilizing video playback in the rdkcentral/meta-rdk-video repository by addressing a persistent issue affecting Pandora streaming. She identified and reverted a WebKit change that blocked play() calls during seek operations, which had disrupted playback resumption and event emission. Using C++ and Shell, Simi applied targeted patch management and build system expertise to restore seamless playback, ensuring that users could resume streams without interruption. Her work involved thorough debugging, regression testing, and collaboration across teams to validate the solution. This fix directly improved customer experience by resolving a long-standing integration challenge between WebKit and the RDK video stack.