Building mobile apps @SoundCloud

SC tech meetup session on Building mobile apps @SoundCloud.

First Talk: What’s in a design?
A journey into the mind of an Android developer.

Synopsis: Have you ever wondered what goes through the mind of a developer when they are asked to implement a design? In this talk we will examine a simple design to illustrate the complexity that Android UI can have, discuss what information should be present in a design, and investigate options for implementing it in the most efficient way. Speaker: Carrie Hall (Android engineer @ SoundCloud)

Bio: Carrie has over 6 years experience working on front-end Android apps and moved to Berlin a year ago to work for SoundCloud. Prior to that she spent 4 years working at the BBC in Manchester (UK), working on their iPlayer Radio app.

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Second Talk: Scaling mobile teams at SoundCloud

Synopsis: The SoundCloud iOS team went through a lot over the years. We
started with contractors, transitioned to an in-house team, did a rewrite,
moved to feature teams, experienced distributed teams over two locations, etc...
We have a few good stories to share: best practices, legendary
mistakes, and things you should look out for.
Whether you’re a mobile engineer, an engineering or product manager, you’ll
learn a thing or two about what’s making the SoundCloud mobile team work.

Speaker: Vincent Garrigues (iOS Tech Lead @ SoundCloud)

Bio: Vincent moved to Berlin over 5 years ago as one of SoundCloud’s first
in-house iOS engineers. Since then, he led numberous high profile features and
spearheaded the modularization of the application. He now moved on from the iOS
team and is helping out with media streaming.