A friend of mine who owns a company was asking if I knew anything about Database software development, because he would like to offer me a job. I told him I've done some database work and software development, but I'm not sure exactly what he means by "Database software development"
I think this would be a great opportunity, but I don't want to jump into anything that I can't actually do, so I'm wondering if anyone has any information on this. As I've said, I'm quite familiar with SQL, and I can develop software, but what exactly is involved with database software development?
Thanks, any information would be appreciated!
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I don't want to ask him what Database software development is, because I don't want to give him the wrong idea that I have no idea what I'm doing, when I potentially do.
I'd just ask him what exactly the job description is / if you can talk to one of his programmers or something. Job titles don't accurately describe job descriptions and he should get that.
I asked him to give me some more details about what the job is to see if I'm skilled enough. He basically asked if I can do some research on the subject this week and find a good wage for my level of expertise :v:
He said he was going to contract a company in India to do it, but he would like to do it for a cheaper price If I can do it. He did say it was a "simple database software development", and his company is still quite small so I don't this this is a overwhelming project, I just want to know more what it involves.
It honestly sounds like he has no idea what job he's offering you.
Database software development is an ridiculously broad term, ranging from managing a Google data center to maintaining a VB application that keeps track of customers in an old mom & pop diner.
You're gonna have to have him elaborate on what the job entails, or put you in a room with someone who knows, because it doesn't sound like you do.
It's like taking on a mechanic and asking if he has any experience with vehicles. Airliners? 1860's antique steam locomotives? Fighter jets? Mobility scooters?
In my experience, this is a general problem most computer science jobs have - horribly broad and undescriptive job titles. And often, the synopsis of the job description doesn't provide much detail, either.
So I talked with him a bit more, and he said he's currently managing some data in excel worksheets, and he wants to have a simple interface for managing the data (probably connected to some database). This sounds like something I can easily do, I'm meeting with him on Tuesday to talk about the details and complexity of the project, so we can agree on a quote for his client.
Sounds pretty interesting, I love making these type of applications.
I love how that sounds nothing like what I thought database managing actually would be.
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