Friday, June 12, 2026

SQL Managerial / Architect Questions


For 10+ years experience.

Q1: How do you design a reporting database?

  • Star schema
  • Fact tables
  • Dimension tables

Q2: How do you handle 100M+ records?

  • Partitioning
  • Indexing
  • Incremental loads

Q3: How do you ensure data quality?

  • Validation checks
  • Reconciliation
  • Audit tables

Q4: How do you troubleshoot dashboard performance?

  • Optimize SQL
  • Reduce extracts
  • Aggregate data

Q5: How do you mentor junior developers?

  • Code reviews
  • Standards
  • Reusable SQL templates