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title: 'Data Engineer, Data Cloud International at Zeta Global'
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# Data Engineer, Data Cloud International at Zeta Global

- **Company:** Zeta Global
- **Location:** Copenhagen, Denmark
- **Posted:** 2026-09-01
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/zetaglobal/jobs/6163516004

## Job description

## The Role

Zeta Global is seeking a Data Engineer to help accelerate the operationalization of Zeta’s Data Cloud across international markets.

Sitting within the Data Cloud International / commercial data partnerships function, this position will work closely with Business Operations, Applications, Product, Engineering, Compliance, and external partner technical teams.

The focus is practical data engineering: turning high-potential data partnerships into usable, repeatable, revenue-generating Data Cloud assets that support product innovation, market expansion, and commercial growth through disciplined evaluation, ingestion, transformation, validation, and documentation.

You will work primarily across AWS-based data workflows, using tools such as S3, Athena, Glue, SQL, Python, APIs, and orchestration frameworks such as Airflow. This is a hands-on, delivery-focused position suited to someone who enjoys turning technical data requirements into practical workflows.

You will also use AI-assisted tools and automation techniques to improve data evaluation, documentation, workflow generation, and internal productivity.

The position is based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Candidates should be able to commute regularly to the Copenhagen office, located in Copenhagen or near Copenhagen Central Station.

Roles & Responsibilities

- Build and automate data workflows for new and existing data partnerships.
- Create repeatable ingestion, transformation, and replication processes for partner data feeds.
- Evaluate incoming datasets for structure, usability, coverage, completeness, and quality.
- Write scripts to transform, normalize, move, and prepare data for analysis or downstream use.
- Use SQL and Athena to query large datasets, validate outputs, and generate reporting tables or extracts.
- Build lightweight validation checks for files, schemas, counts, formats, and expected values.
- Produce clear technical documentation, including field mappings, data dictionaries, process notes, data flow summaries, and partner integration documentation.
- Use AI-assisted tools where appropriate to accelerate data investigation, documentation, code generation, workflow prototyping, and repeatable analysis.
- Communicate with technical contacts at data partners via email and occasional technical calls.
- Help translate partner data delivery requirements into practical ingestion and automation workflows.
- Work with internal teams across Operations, Product, Engineering, Compliance, and Data Cloud.
- Contribute to reusable templates, naming conventions, and documentation standards for partner data onboarding.

Required Qualifications

- Strong written and spoken English is required, as the role works across international teams and external data partners.
- 3–5 years of relevant experience, or equivalent practical experience, in data engineering, analytics engineering, technical data operations, cloud data automation, or a similar role.
- Practical experience writing SQL to query, validate, and transform data.
- Hands-on experience with Python for scripting, automation, or data manipulation.
- Familiarity with AWS data services, especially S3 and Athena; experience with Glue is strongly preferred.
- Understanding of ETL/ELT concepts and how data moves between systems.
- Experience working with structured and semi-structured data formats, including large delimited files, JSON, Parquet, or ORC.
- Comfortable reading technical documentation and working with API-based data sources.
- Ability to work with large datasets and investigate issues in schemas, counts, formats, or transformation outputs.
- Comfortable collaborating with internal technical teams and external partner technical contacts.
- Able to work independently on defined tasks while escalating ambiguity, blockers, or risks appropriately.

Required Skills

- Business-level English communication
- SQL
- Python
- AWS S3, Athena, and Glue / Glue Data Catalog
- ETL/ELT workflows
- Data ingestion and replication
- APIs and file-based data exchange
- Airflow, Prefect, or similar orchestration tools
- Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift, Hive, Presto, or similar data platforms
- Git or similar version control
- Data validation and quality checks
- Data dictionaries, field mappings, and technical documentation
- Structured and semi-structured data formats, including JSON, Parquet, ORC, and large delimited files
- Working knowledge of S3 policies, IAM permissions, and secure data access patterns
- Practical use of AI-assisted development, documentation, or data analysis tools

## About Zeta Global

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Zeta Global is an AI-powered marketing cloud platform that unifies identity, intelligence, and omnichannel activation to help enterprise brands acquire, grow, and retain customers.
- **Entity Type**: Public (NYSE: ZETA)
- **Headquarters**: New York, NY, USA
- **Founded**: 2007
- **Founders**: David A. Steinberg and John Sculley (former Apple CEO and Pepsi President)

## Core Business
- Primary industry/industries: Marketing technology (MarTech), Advertising technology (AdTech), Artificial Intelligence
- Target customers: Enterprise brands and scaled enterprises (defined as customers generating at least $100,000 in trailing twelve-month revenue); over 450 such customers across diverse verticals
- Mission or purpose statement: "Accelerate Brand Growth" by enabling brands to build repeatable and scalable programs that drive higher ROI on marketing investments

## Products & Services
- **Zeta Marketing Platform (ZMP)**: The core omnichannel marketing platform that leverages proprietary AI and trillions of consumer signals. It unifies identity, intelligence, and activation into a single platform, enabling personalized experiences across email, social media, web, SMS, connected TV, video, and more.
- **Athena by Zeta™**: An agentic AI solution that puts AI at the center of every marketing decision, enabling automated workflows, spend optimization, and scaling of impact across the customer journey.
- **Data & Analytics**: A proprietary opt-in database of unique global identifiers, providing deterministic attribution, real-time intent data, and interest/intent audiences for precise targeting and measurable outcomes.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Publicly traded on NYSE; market cap fluctuates (latest data not specified in search results)
- **Key Metric**: Over 450 scaled enterprise customers; over 1,700 employees globally (as of investor relations page), with recent headcount exceeding 2,000 (as of life-at-Zeta page)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Co-founded by John Sculley (former Apple CEO); recent strategic partnership announced with Palantir (June 2026) to build unified data and AI infrastructure for marketing
- **Growth Signals**: Strategic partnership with Palantir; launch of Athena by Zeta™ for agencies; consistent expansion of enterprise customer base; global office presence across 12+ locations

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proprietary Identity Data**: One of the industry’s largest proprietary opt-in databases, providing a unique foundation for deterministic attribution and real-time intent targeting.
- **Unified Platform**: Combines identity, intelligence, and activation into a single platform, eliminating the need for multiple point solutions and vendor silos—directly addressing a key pain point for CMOs.
- **AI-First Approach**: Leverages advanced AI and agentic AI (Athena) to automate and optimize marketing workflows, making sophisticated marketing simple and scalable.
- **Founding Leadership**: Co-founded by a former Apple CEO, bringing deep industry credibility and strategic vision.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI and Automation**: Deepening investment in agentic AI (Athena by Zeta) to automate marketing decisions and workflows, reducing manual effort for marketers.
- **Partnership Ecosystem**: Expanding strategic partnerships (e.g., Palantir) to build unified data and AI infrastructure, opening new capabilities for enterprise clients.
- **Agency Channel**: Bringing Athena by Zeta to agencies, extending the platform’s reach beyond direct enterprise customers.
- **Global Expansion**: Maintaining and growing a global footprint with offices in the US, India, Europe, and South America to serve multinational clients.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Values**: Emphasizes "Achieving the Impossible™" with virtues like "Curiosity Beats Certainty," "Fearless Exploration," "Always Learning," and "Humanize." The culture is described as collaborative, innovative, and supportive of individual growth.
- **Diversity & Inclusion**: Active Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) for LGBTQIA+, women, Hispanic/Latinx, Asian & Pacific Islander, Black community, neurodiverse employees, and sustainability-focused groups.
- **Work Policy**: Offers hybrid and remote work options, with in-office events and virtual engagement. Specific policies vary by role and location.
- **Benefits**: Competitive pay equity, 401k with company match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible time off, generous parental leave, wellness programs (Caravan app, gym discounts), commuter benefits, and adoption assistance. In the US, includes medical, dental, vision, STD/LTD, life insurance. EMEA offices offer pensions, work-from-home allowances, and lunch vouchers.
- **Career Growth**: Emphasizes "Always Learning" as a core virtue, with opportunities for mentorship, cross-functional collaboration, and internal mobility. Hiring process includes a first chat with Talent, team interviews, and an onboarding program designed for connection.
- **Global Presence**: Opportunity to work in major hubs like New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Nashville, London, Paris, Prague, Hyderabad, Bangalore, and more.

## Sources
1. [Zeta Global Official Site](https://zetaglobal.com/)
2. [Zeta Global - Our Story and Mission](https://zetaglobal.com/about/our-story/)
3. [Zeta Global - Benefits and Hiring](https://zetaglobal.com/about/benefits-and-hiring/)
4. [Zeta Global - Investor Relations](https://investors.zetaglobal.com/overview/default.aspx)
5. [Zeta Global - Life at Zeta](https://zetaglobal.com/about/life-at-zeta/)
6. [Zeta Global - Careers Page (Greenhouse)](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/zetaglobal)

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