I'm Toni Cañas, a CTO, developer, team lead and product owner with a passion for games. Over the last decade I’ve been dedicated to building games, and I’m self-taught with more than 25 years of coding. I love learning and growing, and I’m objective-focused, always ready for a challenge. I’m focused on game tech and engine ecosystems (Unity, Unreal, Godot), design patterns, monetization, VR/AR, blockchain and NFTs. I enjoy shaping teams and processes with agile methodologies to turn customer ideas into solid, scalable products.

Toni Cañas

I'm Toni Cañas, a CTO, developer, team lead and product owner with a passion for games. Over the last decade I’ve been dedicated to building games, and I’m self-taught with more than 25 years of coding. I love learning and growing, and I’m objective-focused, always ready for a challenge. I’m focused on game tech and engine ecosystems (Unity, Unreal, Godot), design patterns, monetization, VR/AR, blockchain and NFTs. I enjoy shaping teams and processes with agile methodologies to turn customer ideas into solid, scalable products.

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I’m Toni Cañas, a CTO, developer, team lead and product owner with a passion for games. Over the last decade I’ve been dedicated to building games, and I’m self-taught with more than 25 years of coding. I love learning and growing, and I’m objective-focused, always ready for a challenge.

I’m focused on game tech and engine ecosystems (Unity, Unreal, Godot), design patterns, monetization, VR/AR, blockchain and NFTs. I enjoy shaping teams and processes with agile methodologies to turn customer ideas into solid, scalable products.

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Language

Catalan; Valencian
Fluent
Spanish; Castilian
Fluent
English
Advanced

Work Experience

Owner at Egara Ink Tattoo Studio
November 1, 2025 - Present
Owner responsible for business management, operations and client relations in Terrassa.
Software Engineer (Freelance) at Sparks Software
March 1, 2023 - Present
Web and mobile projects across Java, Swift, ReactJs, .NET, Python; contributed to some Unity/Unreal game work.
CTO at LitLab Games
December 1, 2021 - September 1, 2025
From nothing to beyond: built the development team, defined game architecture, integrated blockchain, implemented agile methodologies and managed delivery. Created and delivered products requested by customers.
CTO (Gaming) at Elixir Games Inc.
December 1, 2023 - January 31, 2025
Merged LitLab with Elixir; oversaw multiple Web3 games (CyberTitans Autochess, Tinies MOBA, No Way Back Battle Royale). Built SDKs and integration for payments, tournaments, achievements and more.
Unity Team Lead at ZITRO INTERACTIVE
February 1, 2020 - October 1, 2021
Developing social casino games for mobile devices; led a Unity team.
Senior Software Developer for Volkswagen Group at SII Concatel
September 1, 2019 - February 1, 2020
Senior software development work for VW Group.
Online Game & Mobile Developer at Social Games
February 1, 2017 - September 1, 2019
Developed social casino games; served as PO for MyBingo and BingoFriends; worked on mobile and web platforms.
Mobile Developer at CIRSA
June 1, 2016 - September 1, 2019
Development of internal mobile apps on native Android (Java); contributed to gaming projects.
Full Stack & Mobile Developer at Boira Digital
January 1, 2015 - June 1, 2016
Full stack and mobile development; Azure cloud backend integration with SAP.
Mobile Technical Product Owner at Vueling Airlines
November 1, 2012 - January 31, 2015
Vueling app development across iOS/Android/Mobile Web; backend/frontend architecture; team management; Agile/SCRUM; DevOps responsibilities (Release/Configuration).
Release Manager at Vueling Airlines
June 1, 2012 - January 31, 2015
Release management for web/back-end applications; code reviews; automation of deployments and testing.
Senior Software Developer at Concatel (for Vueling Airlines)
April 1, 2010 - June 1, 2012
.NET backend development for Vueling; system integration and support.
Senior Software Developer at Robotics S.A.
March 1, 2008 - April 1, 2010
.NET/C++ development for embedded systems and robotics software products.
Software Developer at Inology MULTIMOS S.A.
February 1, 2006 - February 1, 2008
Software development across multiple technologies (.NET, C++, PHP, Actionscript); web and embedded work.
Freelance Software Engineer at GEATEK Software
March 1, 2003 - February 1, 2006
Freelance software development for various clients; .NET, PHP, Java, C and related technologies.
Software Developer at Limpieza Hnos Cant
May 1, 2002 - May 1, 2003
Software development for service sector clients; infrastructure support.
Head Of Technology at Gestión Inmobiliaria Urbana (Blau Centre de la Llar)
January 1, 2002 - May 1, 2002
Head of Technology; mainframe development and native/web development.
Software Developer at LA SIRENA
April 1, 2000 - January 1, 2002
Software development for mainframes (IBM AS/400) and web apps; integration between Navision and AS/400.
Junior Software Developer at Gestió i Mecanització d'Empreses (G.M.E.)
September 1, 1998 - April 1, 2000
Junior software development for mainframes; ERP migrations around year 2000.

Education

Master Mobile Business at UPC (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013

Qualifications

Try R Self-driving go-kart with Unity ML
January 11, 2030 - January 30, 2026
Cocos2d-x v3
January 11, 2030 - January 30, 2026
Beginning Game Development Unity3D Concepts
January 11, 2030 - January 30, 2026
Game Development Crash Course with Corona
January 11, 2030 - January 30, 2026

Industry Experience

Gaming, Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment

Experience Level

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