diff --git a/.github/.gitkeep b/.github/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000
diff --git a/.github/workflows/develop_branch.yml b/.github/workflows/develop_branch.yml
index 28ba3704..f2dd0631 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/develop_branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/develop_branch.yml
@@ -14,15 +14,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: check out repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Decode Keystore
+      - name: Decode Keystore & Generate local.properties
         env:
           RELEASE_STORE_BASE_64: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_STORE_BASE_64 }}
-        run: |
-          echo $RELEASE_STORE_BASE_64 > encoded_keystore.txt
-          base64 --decode encoded_keystore.txt > release.jks
-
-      - name: Generate local.properties
-        env:
           KAKAO_NATIVE_APP_KEY: ${{ secrets.KAKAO_NATIVE_APP_KEY }}
           KAKAO_REST_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.KAKAO_REST_API_KEY }}
           BITNAGIL_DEV_URL: ${{ secrets.BITNAGIL_DEV_URL }}
@@ -31,6 +25,11 @@ jobs:
           RELEASE_KEY_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_KEY_PASSWORD }}
           RELEASE_STORE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_STORE_PASSWORD }}
         run: |
+          # Keystore Decoding
+          echo $RELEASE_STORE_BASE_64 > encoded_keystore.txt
+          base64 --decode encoded_keystore.txt > release.jks
+          
+          # Generate local.properties
           echo "kakao.native.app.key=$KAKAO_NATIVE_APP_KEY" >> local.properties
           echo "kakao.rest.api.key=$KAKAO_REST_API_KEY" >> local.properties
           echo "bitnagil.dev.url=$BITNAGIL_DEV_URL" >> local.properties
@@ -45,13 +44,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           java-version: '17'
           distribution: 'temurin'
-          cache: gradle
 
-      - name: Run ktlint
-        run: ./gradlew ktlintCheck
-
-      - name: Run unit tests
-        run: ./gradlew testDebugUnitTest
+      - name: Setup Gradle
+        uses: gradle/actions/setup-gradle@v4
+        with:
+          cache-read-only: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/develop' }}
 
-      - name: Build with Gradle
-        run: ./gradlew assembleDebug
+      - name: Build and Verify
+        run: ./gradlew ktlintCheck testDebugUnitTest assembleDebug
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7bbb0574..5459e8ca 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ gen-external-apklibs
 ### Kotlin ###
 # Compiled class file
 *.class
+.kotlin/
+.kotlin
 
 # Log file
 
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 132244e5..5f7af421 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,23 +1,9 @@
 # Project-wide Gradle settings.
-# IDE (e.g. Android Studio) users:
-# Gradle settings configured through the IDE *will override*
-# any settings specified in this file.
-# For more details on how to configure your build environment visit
-# http://www.gradle.org/docs/current/userguide/build_environment.html
-# Specifies the JVM arguments used for the daemon process.
-# The setting is particularly useful for tweaking memory settings.
-org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx2048m -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
-# When configured, Gradle will run in incubating parallel mode.
-# This option should only be used with decoupled projects. For more details, visit
-# https://developer.android.com/r/tools/gradle-multi-project-decoupled-projects
-# org.gradle.parallel=true
-# AndroidX package structure to make it clearer which packages are bundled with the
-# Android operating system, and which are packaged with your app's APK
-# https://developer.android.com/topic/libraries/support-library/androidx-rn
-android.useAndroidX=true
-# Kotlin code style for this project: "official" or "obsolete":
+org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4g -XX:+UseParallelGC -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=1g -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
+org.gradle.parallel=true
+org.gradle.caching=true
+org.gradle.configuration-cache=true
+kotlin.daemon.jvmargs=-Xmx2g -XX:+UseParallelGC
 kotlin.code.style=official
-# Enables namespacing of each library's R class so that its R class includes only the
-# resources declared in the library itself and none from the library's dependencies,
-# thereby reducing the size of the R class for that library
+android.useAndroidX=true
 android.nonTransitiveRClass=true