Max Kruijs Voorberge

Senior Frontend Engineer

WHERE LOGIC.
MEETS CREATIVITY.

Featured Work

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MKV Labs

Parent Company for Independent Software Work

KittenPlein

Dutch Kitten Marketplace for Buyers and Breeders

Chattr

Open-Source, Self-Hosted Support Chatbot

OllamaChat

Self Hosted AI Chat Platform

Ops Agent

WhatsApp-First Personal Operations Agent

NextAuth Starter

Full Stack Blog Platform with Admin Dashboard

IPTV Streaming Platform

Personal Hobby Project & Technical Exploration

GEMonitor flip scanner interface showing sortable item grid with real time margins, ROI percentages, volume data, and advanced filtering controls in a dark fintech themed design

GEMonitor - OSRS Trading Terminal

Fintech Grade Grand Exchange Analytics Platform

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About Max

Hi, I'm Max, a 30 year old Senior Frontend Engineer from Rotterdam. My passion for technology started early, driven by a fascination for games, hardware and digital experiences. That curiosity naturally grew into a career in IT where I now focus on building scalable and high-quality web applications.

I live in Rotterdam with my girlfriend Divya and our British Shorthair cat Louie. From here I work on modern frontend architectures with technologies like React, Next.js and TypeScript, often integrating with API-driven backends and headless platforms. I enjoy translating complex technical and product requirements into clear, scalable and maintainable digital solutions, and I care deeply about a smooth developer experience, CI/CD workflows and well-structured component architectures.

Outside of work I enjoy collecting music, DJ’ing in my spare time and riding my Kawasaki Z800 whenever the weather allows. I love discovering new restaurants from casual spots to Michelin-starred kitchens. As a dedicated gamer I am always up for anything from epic WoW adventures to relaxed couch co-op sessions with friends.

For client work and business inquiries, MKV Labs is the company behind my software, AI and product work.

Latest Posts

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May 11, 202610 min read

How I Built KittenPlein

A technical case study on building KittenPlein, a Dutch kitten marketplace with Next.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, SEO, moderation and payments.

Next.jsTypeScriptFrontend Development

May 1, 202612 min read

Building Chattr: Open-Source Support Chatbot

How I built Chattr, an open-source, self-hosted support chatbot with multi-tenant RAG, guardrails, provider flexibility, one-script embedding, fully local runtime options, and safe handoff flows.

AITypeScriptOpen Source

Apr 23, 202610 min read

Mastering Next.js 16 Caching Strategies

Explore advanced caching strategies in Next.js 16 to enhance web performance and scalability.

Next.jsWeb PerformanceFrontend Development

Apr 1, 202610 min read

Self-Hosted WhatsApp AI Agent with Python

How I built a privacy-first AI agent that sends a daily morning brief to WhatsApp and answers questions via GPT-4o-mini, FastAPI, and six live data connectors.

AIFrontend Development

Mar 29, 20269 min read

React Compiler: Automatic Memoization

Learn how React Compiler automatically memoizes your components, eliminating manual useMemo and useCallback for optimal performance.

ReactNext.jsTypeScript

Mar 22, 202610 min read

React Context Is Not State Management

A deep dive into React state management with useReducer and Context, covering re-render traps, split-context patterns, and when to use external libraries.

ReactTypeScriptFrontend Development

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