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Sponsor Data Engineering Central

Data Engineering Central is one of the fastest-growing data engineering newsletters on Substack — read by 22,000+ data engineers, architects, ML engineers, and technical founders.

If you want to reach the people who build modern data platforms, this is where they are.

📣 Audience Snapshot

22,000+ subscribers (growing ~20/day)
Highly technical, senior audience, including roles like:

Data Engineers
Data Architects
Senior ICs & Tech Leads
Platform Engineers
ML/AI Engineers
CTOs & Startup Founders

Readers work at companies across fintech, SaaS, AI/ML, cloud, and enterprise tech.

My content focuses on:

Lakehouse architecture (Delta, Iceberg, DuckDB, Polars)
ETL/ELT pipelines
Real-world data engineering
ML systems in production
Fraud detection data stacks
Data tooling deep dives
Performance & cost optimization

This is a high-intent, high-signal technical audience.

💼 Sponsorship Options

🔹 Standard Newsletter Placement — $400

Includes:

Featured sponsor block in one newsletter
Your logo, description, and strong CTA
Included in email + web version
Me writing the ad copy for higher conversions

🚀 Optional Add-Ons

(Available only with newsletter placements)

🔸 LinkedIn shoutout

Your product featured in a dedicated or blended post to my LinkedIn audience (5–10k impressions typical).

🔸 Twitter/X shoutout

One post with your tool highlighted, targeted for engagement.

🔸 Podcast Sponsorship

Your tool is mentioned in the Data Engineering Central Podcast (which includes distribution on Apple + Spotify).
– Pre-roll or mid-roll shoutout
– Mention in episode notes
– Link + CTA

Bundle discounts available when combining newsletter + podcast + social.

📦 Packages

Single Placement

$400 per slot

Bundle (4 slots over 1–2 months)

$1,400 (save $200)

Newsletter + Social Bundle

$550
– 1 newsletter placement
– LinkedIn post
– Twitter post

Podcast Add-On

+$150 (pre-roll)
+$250 (mid-roll)

🎯 Why Sponsor?

Hyper-targeted audience of practitioners and decision-makers
High trust environment — readers actively look to me for tool recommendations
Strong engagement despite a large list size
Data engineering is a premium B2B audience
Many sponsors see strong CTR and signups

🗓️ Availability

I usually publish 4-6 times per month.
Sponsorship slots are limited and often fill up in advance.

📬 Book a Sponsorship

To reserve a slot or ask questions:

Email: dancrystalbeach@gmail.com or message on Linkedin