During April 2025, Thuong Nguyen focused on backend deployment and CI/CD modernization for the oraichain/OpenHands repository. He developed a backend-only Docker deployment using Python 3.12 and Poetry for dependency management, ensuring proper permissions, environment variable handling, and a robust entrypoint for reliable containerized execution. Thuong also restructured the CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions, introducing automated Docker image build and push workflows while removing unused processes to streamline deployment. By targeting staging builds, he optimized cost control and validation before production. His work demonstrated depth in backend development, DevOps, and Docker, emphasizing reproducibility, workflow hygiene, and efficient feature delivery.