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Hector Padilla Perez

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Director of Engineering at Kabam
📍 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Hector Padilla Perez is an engineering leader with over 20 years of experience in the video game industry, having shipped more than 15 products. He has scaled and managed global teams of hundreds of engineers across North America, Europe, and Asia. His peers describe him as kind, calm, and wise.

Outside of his main roles, Hector volunteers as an Expert in Residence at Rippleworks, where he has coached over 400 leaders from more than 100 ventures across 52 countries, helping them scale their leadership skills. He is also a certified Business Ontological Coach.

Unique fact: Hector has managed the technical roadmaps and staffing for major game franchises, including the world-renowned Hitman series.

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Experience
4 Years
Current Role
Director of Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Leadership Development
Volunteers to help leaders scale their skills and has shared posts about focusing on people's strengths as a platform for their growth and success.
Scaling Engineering Teams
Has a track record of building teams from the ground up and scaling them significantly, for example, increasing an engineering team by 30% in a previous role.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Director of Engineering
Kabam
8-2023 - 12-2024
Studio Technical Director
Timbre Games
1-2022 - 5-2023
Technical People Manager
IO Interactive
12-2020 - 9-2021
Studio CTO
Playco
9-2020
Expert in Residence
Rippleworks
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Education
1998 - 2003
Bachelor
Tecnológico de Monterrey
2005 - 2007
Masters
University of Alberta
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