Contributed to the cilium/cilium repository by enhancing IP cache endpoint management for Geneve+DSR workloads. Developed a feature in Go that enables consistent propagation of endpoint flags within the ipcache API, ensuring accurate tunnel endpoint information across distributed systems. The work included introducing a skip-encapsulation flag to optimize NodePort traffic, improving both reliability and performance for complex networking scenarios. Leveraged expertise in API design, data structures, and system programming to address middleware considerations and maintain observability. These changes streamlined endpoint visibility and optimized traffic paths, aligning with Terraform and CI practices to support robust, production-grade networking infrastructure within the project.