Kacky.gg

Role

Lead frontend developer

Timeline

March 2024 - March 2026

Stack

TypeScript, React, Next.js, TanStack Query, react-three-fiber, Vitest, MSW, Storybook

Status

Live

Problem

Inherited a Chakra UI/CRA app where a leaderboard took 5-10 seconds to load, all client-side rendered, no SSR.

Approach

• 01Rewrote the app in Next.js and TypeScript, moving leaderboard, maps, hunting, event, and map-detail pages to server-side data fetching with prefetching
• 02Cached API results globally so repeat views didn't hit the backend again, cutting load times to 0.5-1 second on the leaderboard and 70-90% faster on other key views
• 03Built a 3D car skin viewer with react-three-fiber, SMAA/SSAO post-processing, and an HDRI environment map, so players can preview paint jobs before applying them
• 04Set up the team's testing stack: Storybook with shadcn components, Vitest, and MSW for API mocking
• 05Reviewed PRs for an international group of contributors coordinating over GitHub and Discord

Result