Yasir Saleem

Yasir Saleem

Founder & Creator of VelocityDB |
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I'm Yasir Saleem, a Software Engineer, Independent Developer, and Founder of VelocityDB. I built VelocityDB, a high-performance database designed as an alternative to Redis, with a focus on speed, efficiency, reliability, and modern application needs. As an independent developer, I enjoy engineering systems from the ground up, solving complex technical challenges, and building products that create real value for developers and businesses. My interests include database engineering, distributed systems, backend architecture, performance optimization, and open-source innovation. Founder & Creator of VelocityDB | Building Independent Technology | Thinking Globally.

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  • VelocityDB
    VelocityDBThread-per-core Rust in-memory database (1.6M+ RPS)
    Nov 2026
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    Joined Product HuntAugust 9th, 2026

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2d ago

I built a Rust in-memory DB that hits 1.6M RPS. What's your biggest scaling bottleneck?

Hey everyone,

I m Yasir, a systems engineer and founder. For the past few months, I ve been obsessed with how much multi-core server power is wasted by legacy, single-threaded databases (like Redis), which ultimately leads to crazy AWS bills for startups.

To fix this, I built VelocityDB a shared-nothing, thread-per-core database engineered from scratch in Rust utilizing Linux io_uring.

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23h ago

VelocityDB - Thread-per-core Rust in-memory database (1.6M+ RPS)

VelocityDB is a memory-safe, thread-per-core database built in Rust using Linux io_uring. Designed to maximize multi-core hardware utilization, it handles 1.6M+ RPS with sub-millisecond latency. It includes a real-time Next.js observability studio.
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