Rico Kahler
Frontend DeveloperChicagoMember since June 23, 2026
AI is analyzing your overall score…
Identifying your key strengths…
Evaluating your skill match against the job requirements…
Assessing your cultural and operational fit
AI is analyzing your overall score…
Identifying your key strengths…
Evaluating your skill match against the job requirements…
Assessing your cultural and operational fit
next-plugin-preval
January 26, 2021 – Present
Pre-evaluate async functions during builds and import them like JSON
View Projectnext-plugin-query-cache
January 18, 2021 – Present
A build-time query cache for Next.js. Works by creating an HTTP server during the build that caches responses.
View Projectsanity-codegen
November 29, 2020 – March 26, 2024
Generate TypeScript types from your Sanity.io schemas
View Projectnext-data-hooks
August 16, 2020 – Present
Use `getStaticProps`/`getServerSideProps` as react-hooks
View Projectcolor2k
May 10, 2020 – Present
a color parsing and manipulation lib served in roughly 2kB
View Projecthacker-ui
January 16, 2020 – Present
A design system for the modern developer. (development on hiatus)
View Projectgatsby-typescript
June 14, 2019 – March 7, 2023
Alternative typescript support plugin for Gatsbyjs. Aims to make using typescript in Gatsby as painless as possible
View Projectoauth2-popup-flow
March 1, 2018 – August 1, 2021
A very simple oauth2 implicit flow library that uses window.open
View ProjectCultural Fit Analysis
The candidate's portfolio consists entirely of personal projects, which demonstrates strong initiative and passion for development. The projects are diverse in their specific problem domains (e.g., utility libraries, framework plugins, design systems), indicating a broad interest in frontend and developer tooling. This aligns well with a culture that values self-starters and continuous learning. However, the lack of team-based projects or professional experience makes it difficult to assess collaboration and adaptability within a team setting.
Soft Skills & Operational Fit
Insufficient data to assess soft skills or operational fit. The candidate's extensive personal projects suggest self-motivation and initiative, but collaboration and communication skills cannot be evaluated without direct interaction or team-based project descriptions.