Ester Sanchez De Vera

I lead Resistance Studio, an independent game development company specializing in XR and multi-platform publishing. As CEO, I combine technical leadership with creative direction, managing projects from concept to commercial release.

Focus Areas:

- XR Development

- Mentorship and consulting for indie teams

- Console porting & publishing strategy

- Indie studio leadership & project management

Key Achievements:

Shipped 3 commercial titles across PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Xbox,

Steam, and Meta Quest.

- Garden Haven — Cozy MR game incubated with support from Meta’s Oculus

Start program, bringing mixed reality gardening to life.

- Fix it Fast! — VR home repair game published on Meta Quest Store, winner

of the European Videogames Night pitch competition at Gamescom.

- Pushy and Pully in Blockland — Multi-platform cooperative arcade game

released on Steam, Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, and PlayStation Vita.

Recognition & Awards:

- Devcom Indie Expo Audience Award (2019)

- Madrid Otaku Indie Expo Audience Award (2022)

- Indie Prize Europe — Best Family Game (2019)

- Selected for SpielFabrique European Videogame Accelerator, Madrid in

Game and Level Up accelerators.

As CTO and Lead iOS Developer at Audicin, I was responsible for leading the

technical strategy and development of the company’s MVP. My role combined

technical leadership, software development and strategic decision-making to

ensure a successful product launch.

Key Responsabilities

- Built and led a cross-functional development team, including backend,

Android, and iOS developers, to develop the MVP.

- Developed and released the iOS app on the App Store, ensuring a smooth

and optimized user experience.

- Implemented analytics and statitcs to track user behavior, enabling data-

driven improvements to the app.

- Provided technical consulting and guidance, ensuring best-practices across

mobile and backend development.

Through a hands-on approach and strong leadership, I ensured the technical

success of Audicin’s product while maintaining high-quality standards and

efficient workflows.

As a Senior iOS Developer, I played a key role in improving the BUX app’s

performance, reliability, and maintainability. Focused on modernizing the

codebase, improving quality, and enhancing testability, ensuring long-term

scalability and efficiency.

My work contributed to a more stable, efficient, and maintainable iOS

application, allowing the team to iterate faster and with greater confidence.

- Developed and maintained the iOS app using Swift, refactoring legacy Obj-C

classes for improved readability and performance.

- Implemented Automated Testing using XCTest, increasing test coverage and

preventing regressions.

- Integrated Unit Tests into the CI pipeline, ensuring robust and reliable

deployments.

- Followed git best practices (feature branches, code reviews, clean commit

history) to maintain high-quality code standards.