NationStates: Seeking Database Experts

[NationStates News]

Do you dream in SQL queries? Have you ever high-fived yourself after successfully recovering a crashed database?

Picture this: a vast MySQL database housing data from hundreds of thousands of nations and millions of individual records. It's a bit like being the conductor of a very complex, very busy orchestra. If the idea of keeping all that data flowing smoothly appeals to you, you'll want to read on.

We're on the hunt for a database wizard - someone who can wrangle our MySQL databases with confidence. This is your chance to join our Technical team if you:

• Dream about disaster recovery plans.
• Find yourself saying, "This table could really use some normalization."
• Get nightmares about unoptimized queries running in production.
• Believe "EXPLAIN ANALYZE" is the most beautiful phrase in human language.
• Engage in epic debates over InnoDB vs MyISAM.

If this sounds like you, check out the full details of the database tech staff application!

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