Dat C.

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Director of Engineering | Engineering Leadership, IAP+Web Monetization, Game Community Platform at Scopely

San Jose, California, United States

Overview

Dat is a hands-on engineering leader at Scopely, specializing in building 0-to-1 products in AR, Computer Vision, and AI. A University of Houston graduate, he is described by colleagues as a brilliant, reliable, and technically deep engineer who excels at solving hard problems in constrained environments.

He is a co-inventor on a patent for "Ear feature detection and location for facial augmented reality, " highlighting his innovative work in computer vision.

Personality Overview

Generally Skeptic

Objective Thinker

Features Driven

They like to act fast and expect others to do the same.  They are very proud of what they do. They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms.

Topics They Care About

Future of XR
Actively discusses the convergence of XR and Physical AI, viewing autonomous vehicles and robotics as the next major frontiers for augmented reality applications.
Agentic AI Tools
Analyzes the latest developments from companies like Anthropic, advocating for code-based function calls as a more efficient way for AI agents to communicate.
Computer Vision Systems
Has extensive, hands-on experience building state-of-the-art systems like multi-modal SLAM and real-time feature tracking for mobile and web environments.

Media Appearances

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Work History

1-2026
Director of Engineering | Engineering Leadership, IAP+Web Monetization, Game Community Platform at Scopely
5-2025 - 11-2025
Senior Staff Software Engineer | Engineering Leadership, Computer Vision, AI Developer Workflow at Niantic Spatial, Inc.
3-2022 - 5-2025
Senior Staff Software Engineer | Computer Vision, Game Engine, Gaussian Splat, Hands-on Leadership at Niantic, Inc.
1-2022 - 3-2022
Senior Staff Software Engineer | Technical Lead, Computer Vision, Web Assembly, Neural Network at 8th Wall
7-2021 - 1-2022
Staff Software Engineer | Technical Lead, Computer Vision, Full Stack Engineering at 8th Wall

Education

2008 - 2012
Master's Degree from University of Houston
2006 - 2008
Bachelor's Degree from University of Houston

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Insights For Selling To Dat

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Hold your ground without indulging in one-upmanship

DONT's

  • Don’t focus on process and rules, give the impression of being a ‘gets it done’ person
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Don't try too hard to forge relationships with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dat is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dat

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dat move?

  • They can take decisions very fast if you manage to convince them.
  • Can Dat take some risk or not?

  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

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