Worked on improving the reliability of compression in the aerospike/aerospike-client-java repository by addressing an issue in the Java client’s Deflater implementation. The solution involved initializing the Deflater with the BEST_SPEED compression level to guarantee that compression is always applied, preventing cases where payloads could bypass compression due to improper initialization. This adjustment led to more consistent payload sizes, which helps stabilize network throughput and storage usage. The work required extensive testing across various initialization scenarios to ensure predictable behavior. Utilized Java and Aerospike Client skills, with a focus on compression techniques to enhance production performance and resource efficiency.