# Ricardo Gonzalez (ryck.dev)

> Senior Software Engineer / Manager living in London, UK. I have a passion for building high-quality web applications and exploring new technologies.

I'm a Senior Software Engineer who has spent over 15 years building for the web, with a strong focus on the front end: React, TypeScript and CSS. I care about the quality of what I ship: interfaces that are fast, accessible and easy to use, and that still feel right in the small details, like a well-timed transition, a clear focus state or a helpful empty state.

I use AI tools every day to move faster, but carefully. I treat what they produce as a first draft: I read, test and check every change before it goes anywhere, because I'm the one responsible for the result.

I've also led teams as a Lead Developer and Engineering Manager, taking a product at 10x Banking from greenfield to a core part of the platform. Most recently I led a page-by-page rewrite of a production app onto a modern React 19 stack with no regressions. I do my best work where design, engineering and users meet.

## Pages

- [Resume](https://ryck.dev/resume): experience, skills and contact details
- [Projects](https://ryck.dev/projects): open source work and side projects
- [Blog](https://ryck.dev/blog): 449 posts, most of them an older archive in Spanish

## Experience

- Senior Engineer, Engine by Starling (Dec 2025 – present)
- Engineering Manager, 10x Banking (Jul 2019 – Jul 2025)
- Senior Software Engineer, 10x Banking (Jul 2018 – Jun 2019)
- Senior Drupal Developer → Lead Developer, Bookatable by Michelin (Nov 2016 – May 2018)
- Senior Drupal Themer, PwC (Aug 2016 – Oct 2016)
- Senior Drupal Engineer, BBC Worldwide (Nov 2012 – Jul 2016)
- Drupal Themer, NBC Universal (Feb 2012 – Nov 2012)
- Front End Developer, theOTHERmedia (Sept 2011 – Feb 2012)
- Front End Developer, defaqto (Oct 2010 – Sept 2011)

## Projects

- [rtk-query-devtools](https://rtk-query-devtools.ryck.dev/): A TanStack DevTools plugin for RTK Query: inspect cache entries, mutations, tags and requests in real time.
- [shadcn-family-tree](https://shadcn-family-tree.ryck.dev/): A generation-layered family tree built from shadcn cards. Click anyone and the tree re-labels itself around them, from father to first cousin once removed.

## Posts in English

- [What a website needs in 2026](https://ryck.dev/blog/what-a-website-needs-in-2026): AI can build you a website in an afternoon. It won't tell you what a good one needs. Here's the checklist I used to rebuild this one.
- [Hello? Someone there?](https://ryck.dev/blog/hello-again-again): Can I make it this time and start blogging?
- [How to make your USG work with Sky Broadband](https://ryck.dev/blog/unifi-usg-sky): Sky doesn't like when you use your own equipment, but there is a way around it...
- [Hello! (Again)](https://ryck.dev/blog/hello-again): I stopped blogging a long time ago (9 years), it's time to fix it!

## Contact

- [Email](mailto:info@ryck.dev)
- [GitHub](https://github.com/ryck)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryck/)
- [X](https://x.com/ryck)
- [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/ryck.dev)
- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ryck)
- [Last.fm](https://www.last.fm/user/Ryck)

## Optional

- [RSS feed](https://ryck.dev/rss): every post
- [vCard](https://ryck.dev/ryck.vcf): contact card
- [Stats](https://ryck.dev/stats)