Database development is a broad term that can mean a lot of things – it could be SQL coding, database backend programming (stored procedures, etc.), database applications, database driven systems, basically building any software systems that use data could be considered database development. Make sure you read the job description carefully to get any clue about what the employer really want you to do.
In general, database development experience is focused on programming on the database server, – writing store procedures, triggers, and packages. In Oracle, you use PL/SQL; in Microsoft SQL Server and Sybase, you use T-SQL. If you can find out what database server they are using, we then can emphases your skill set on the corresponding SQL language. The following sample answer is to target Oracle database development:
Sample answer:
“I have over 5 years of experience in SQL and PL/SQL programming on Oracle server. In my last project I was the lead developer for database programming. This project is a client/server application for inventory tracking. All business rules were processed on the backend database server. I developed more than 50 Oracle stored procedures and triggers. Many stored procedures were organized into packages. Those procedures were used to process complicated rules and automate inventory tracking in our asset management system. In previous projects I also worked on Microsoft SQL Server database and coded many stored procedures and functions in T-SQL.”
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