Recruiting/networking for a MySQL DBA/hacker rockstar – for a Cambridge, MA startup – MIT roots

Long-time Bivium client – very cool shop – placed most of the team — MIT roots everywhere. Recruiting networking for a MySQL DBA/hacker:

“I would say we are looking for 2 ends of the spectrum.  Either an up and coming rockstar who has good chops already but maybe not a lot of production experience (but gets the web 2.0 space and the scale of apps) or someone who has been around in the MySQL world. Our target companies are the current web 2.0 gurus – facebook, flickr, amazon, and the likes.  Those folks will obviously be more expensive.

The range is flexible based on that – probably < 80K for the former and around 100K for the later.

Experience/Education:

1 – 3+ years MySQL DBA experience. Microsoft SQL Server experience is a bonus

Experience with Python, Perl, or other scripting language

Linux system admin experience (you know more than the typical IT admin)

You are a the best DBA you know and are told over and over again that you rock

Qualities:

Self-learner, hacker, open-source advocate who can work on large scale web systems (dozens of MySQL databases running in the cloud and in a managed data-center) and has dealt with terabytes of data, thousands of tables, and hundreds of millions of records

Experience in operations of the servers such as job-scheduling (using cron or equivalent), data-movement, data-conversion, and keeping the engines running

Experience with large scale database applications using partitioning/sharding/proxying/replication, index tuning, I/O tuning, and throwing the book at how to make the system scale (without creating a US government sized deficit).

Has implemented highly available systems using replication and clustering

Has Exposure or experience into capacity planning including server sizing (disk, RAM, network, etc.).”

Sound like you? Send a resume to scott@biviumgroup.com for an intro

HOT ETL/Database Developer role – and staying positive in a tough economy

I’ve got a couple “Hot” roles for SQL server Database developers/ETL software engineers for a long-standing client in the Lexington, Mass area. The great thing? This client is profitable and has never had a layoff. If you’re interested or know someone, please get in touch for the full job details.

As for this market, it’s been a tough month, including the recent ice storm, but remaining upbeat & positive would be my #1 tip for all prospective job seekers, recruiters and clients! A student of history & economics recognizes that this painful pullback is simply part of the natural economic cycle — in the future – once the excesses of the market are absorbed, we’re going to growing again – that’s the American Way! In the present though, the key is to remain upbeat & positive – even while all heck is breaking loose around us. Nobody wants to hire or even interview a persistently negative candidate — even in a good market, those ‘angry candidates’ just don’t get very far. Remember – you are selling yourself — put whatever troubles you have behind you for those hours — and if you believe good things will happen, they just might.