The latest articles on DEV Community by FlashGram (@flashgram). https://dev.to/flashgram https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3755670%2F965146a9-9a4c-4925-bf53-37a4a9c7081b.jpg https://dev.to/flashgram en FlashGram Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:02:13 +0000 https://dev.to/flashgram/how-we-built-a-high-performance-telegram-engine-and-scaled-to-1100-users-organically-243i https://dev.to/flashgram/how-we-built-a-high-performance-telegram-engine-and-scaled-to-1100-users-organically-243i <p>What’s the most frustrating thing about Telegram automation? For me, it was latency. When you are building tools for high-load scenarios—like username marketplaces or real-time monitoring—every millisecond counts.</p> <p>Standard bot wrappers are great for simple tasks, but they often fail to handle the overhead when sub-second execution is a requirement. That’s why we decided to build Flashgram.</p> <p>The Problem: The "Latency Tax"<br> Most existing Telegram tools are built on top of inefficient request handlers. While they work for 90% of cases, the remaining 10% (power users) suffer from delays that can break a business model. We wanted to eliminate this "latency tax" by optimizing how we interact with the MTProto protocol.</p> <p>Our Approach: Performance Over Fluff<br> We are a small team based in Dnipro, Ukraine. Instead of spending months on a fancy UI, we focused 100% on the core engine. We wanted a tool that we would actually want to use.</p> <p>Key Technical Focuses:</p> <p>Concurrency: Managing thousands of requests without hitting local CPU bottlenecks.</p> <p>Rate-Limit Navigation: Finding that sweet spot between maximum speed and Telegram’s API constraints.</p> <p>Reliability: Ensuring the engine stays stable during peak market volatility.</p> <p>Scaling to 1,100+ Users with $0 Marketing<br> We didn't have a marketing budget, so we chose the "Developer-to-Developer" path. We shared our technical milestones, discussed our bottlenecks openly, and invited people to try out the engine.</p> <p>The results? 1,100+ active users joined our community purely through word-of-mouth and technical discussions on dev forums. People don't want more ads; they want tools that actually work faster than what’s currently on the market.</p> <p>Building in Public<br> We believe in transparency. My team—myself (@fuckobj) and our deputy lead (@Who_realerr)—is constantly iterating based on community feedback.</p> <p>If you are a dev working within the Telegram ecosystem, I'd love to hear your thoughts on optimization and what features you’d like to see in a high-speed automation engine.</p> <p>Let’s connect:</p> <p>Updates: t.me/Flashgram_info</p> <p>Dev Community: t.me/Flashgrams</p> telegram automation showdev productivity