Senior Software EngineerFrom Peru, based in Hamburg

KennyHorna

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I make servers do things. Mostly on purpose.

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200OK/ About

Hi, I'm Kenny.

I build software that stays up while I sleep. I sleep very well.

I've been building software since 2018: energy-efficiency apps for an IoT company in Lima, retail integrations at ABOUT YOU, and custom software for clients through QBK LABS, my small consultancy in Peru. I studied Software Engineering at San Marcos, moved from Peru to Hamburg, and I like software that behaves the same on Monday as it did on Friday.

Full story and CV

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2024_01_01_create_qbk_labs_tableRUNNINGPENDING
Founder
QBK LABS
2024-01 now
A small software consultancy in Peru. We build custom software around what each client needs, like the cruise cost and quality system we built for Abercrombie & Kent, plus products of our own.
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Senior Software Engineer
ABOUT YOU
2022-12 now
Promoted. Now connecting retail stores and platforms to ABOUT YOU, so partners across the region sell with less friction.

6 older migrations

201Created/ Works

Shipped to production.On purpose.

Day jobs, client work, and one website that outlived its company.

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01 / 082020–now
ABOUT YOU
Retail integrations
The pipes between ABOUT YOU, one of Europe's leading fashion platforms, and the retail stores that sell on it.
Role
Backend Developer, then Senior Software Engineer
Stack
PHPLaravelAWSREST APIs
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02 / 082026
Freelance
Spark
An analytics platform on top of Optima's smart lighting. It turns sensor data from industrial sites into energy, cost and CO₂ saved, occupancy and maintenance alerts.
Role
Freelance developer
Stack
LaravelInertiaVueEChartsFilament
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03 / 082024
QBK LABS
System Cruises
A cost and quality control system for Abercrombie & Kent's cruise operations in Peru.
Role
Built with QBK LABS
Stack
LaravelFilamentOctaneJava
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04 / 082026
Freelance
Optima Energy
The website for an industrial smart-lighting company based near Toronto, with offices in Lima and Bogotá. Back with Óptima, this time as a freelancer.
Role
Freelance developer
Stack
LaravelFilamentInertiaVueGSAP
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05 / 082024
Freelance
Aston Lighting
The product catalog website for an industrial lighting company in London. A rebrand is on the way, and I'm building that one too.
Role
Freelance developer
Stack
LaravelFilamentAWS S3
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06 / 082022
Freelance
Pendragon
The website for a real-estate developer in Lima, with a page per building and quote requests. The company has since closed; the site lives on in the Wayback Machine.
Role
Freelance developer
Stack
LaravelFilamentBlade
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07 / 082018–2020
Óptima Energía
Óptima Energía
Business apps for an industrial IoT company that helps its clients use less energy.
Role
Application Engineer
Stack
LaravelVueTrello API
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08 / 082018–2019
Artifucio
Pichanga App
A booking app for pichangas, Peru's casual football matches, with an Android app for the people who run the fields.
Role
Technical lead, UI/UX designer and backend developer
Stack
AndroidJavaREST API
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All projects

202Accepted/ Adventures

202 Accepted.Still processing.

Products I build after hours. Real users, real payments, and a steady supply of feature requests.

PID	Name	Status	Since
0001	PelotaYa Bookings and cash control for football field owners in Peru. Free, with a Pro plan for busier venues.	running	2026
0002	CotizaRapido.pe Quotes for sales teams in Peru. Taxes calculated for you, sent over WhatsApp, and tracked until the client says yes.	running	2026
0003	Dóich Learn German by thinking in Spanish. Most courses teach it through English; Dóich goes straight from Spanish.	running	2026
0004	TinyFiles Compressor A free macOS app that turns images into WebP and videos into WebM. Drop files in, get small files out.	running	2026
0005	Aquisito Where to eat and what to do in Peru, in one app. Restaurants, food routes, events with tickets and promotions. Built in-house at QBK LABS.	beta	2022