Pedro Veloso

Audible, Inc. is the world’s largest seller and producer of spoken audio entertainment, information and educational programming. Since inventing and commercializing the first portable digital audio player in 1997, our focus on technological innovation and superior programming has earned us millions of subscribers around the world. We’re an Amazon subsidiary with a presence on three different continents, yet we maintain a startup vibe and small company feel. We offer more than 350,000 downloadable audiobooks, audio editions of periodicals, and other programs, and an escalating array of listening products that enrich daily life for a growing population of people who want to be more productive, well-informed, and thoughtfully entertained.

My main role was the one of lead Android developer for the Roger Talk application. It consisted in making sure the application behaved according to requirements across all supported Android versions and different type of devices. Everyone was actively involved in finding creative solutions and bringing innovation to the table in regards to voice communication. Notable developments include great support for screen readers, out of the app listening and talking trough an assistive floating interface and notification controls, binaural recording, superb audio quality and real-time encoding which allowed for unlimited recording.

At Hole19 as the lead Android developer, I was responsible for coordinating a team of 3 Android developers. Besides my development work, my roles also included advising and improving the application according to the best practices of the Android ecosystem. Together with the design team I was actively involved in the implementation for supporting wearables (Android Wear and Samsung Gear) which proved to be a major selling point for the company to this day. The application was featured by Google on the Play Store on several occasions, and continues to be a reference in terms of quality and functionality in the Golf industry.