[dermybaby]

So basic DBA skills + expert programming skills + very good math/stats?

Also - your model of asking questions before starting a new gig is very relevant to nearly every programming job. Could also be some of the questions a candidate asks in an interview.

Have you ever needed any Microsoft skills(MSSQL/C#) so far?

[nrjames]

Yep, I’ve used MS SQL products and I write C# sometimes and read and write code to parse it very often because it is the primary language of the products I support.