Design, implement, and maintain database systems: model schemas, write optimized SQL, build stored procedures, tune performance, manage ETL/data migrations to cloud warehouses, enforce data security, and troubleshoot database issues.
A Database Developer (or SQL Developer) is responsible for the design, implementation, and maintenance of the systems that store and manage a company's most valuable asset: its data. They ensure that information is structured logically, retrieved quickly, and stored securely.
Core Roles & Responsibilities
- Database Design & Modeling: Creating high-level architectural blueprints using Entity-Relationship (ER) Diagrams to define how data tables link together.
- Coding & Programming: Writing complex, optimized queries using SQL (Structured Query Language) to manipulate and retrieve data.
- Stored Procedures & Triggers: Developing automated server-side logic to handle repetitive tasks and maintain data integrity without manual intervention.
- Performance Tuning: Monitoring query execution times and "indexing" tables to ensure applications remain fast even as the database grows to millions of rows.
- ETL Management (Extract, Transform, Load): Building pipelines to move data from various sources into a centralized Data Warehouse for analysis.
- Data Security & Access: Implementing user permissions and encryption protocols to protect sensitive data and comply with regulations like GDPR or SOC2.
- Troubleshooting & Bug Fixing: Identifying and resolving issues like "deadlocks," data corruption, or connection failures within the database environment.
- Data Migration: Overseeing the safe transfer of data from legacy systems to modern cloud environments like Snowflake or Google BigQuery.
Essential Technical Stack
- Relational Databases (RDBMS): Mastery of MySQL, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, or Oracle.
- NoSQL Databases: Familiarity with non-tabular systems like MongoDB or Cassandra for big data applications.
- Cloud Infrastructure: Experience managing managed databases on AWS RDS or Azure SQL.
Top Skills
Sql,Mysql,Postgresql,Microsoft Sql Server,Oracle,Mongodb,Cassandra,Snowflake,Google Bigquery,Aws Rds,Azure Sql,Etl
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