-- I started rqlite[1] in 2014[2], FWIW. While I didn't build the storage engine, or the consensus system, I've built the entire "management" part of the RDBMS from scratch. I'm almost 10 years at it, and there is still plenty to do.

[1] https://www.rqlite.io

[2] https://www.philipotoole.com/9-years-of-open-source-database...