There’s a common misconception among new software professionals that the best engineers are the best at writing code. In other words, if we get really, really good at writing code, we’ll become really, really good software engineers. Accolades, equity, and glamorous talks… Continue Reading »
With the proliferation of third-party APIs and microservice architectures, modern web servers can make as many outgoing HTTP requests as the number of incoming HTTP requests they serve. A typical web application can interact with third-party APIs to handle payment processing, send… Continue Reading »
Marketers are always looking for new opportunities to break through. As consumers get increasingly inundated with digital marketing messages, it’s hard to capture their attention—even if your messages are relevant and compelling. Messaging fatigue is real, and when you are one of… Continue Reading »
Humans of Lob is a project dedicated to getting to know our Lobsters on an individual level. For our seventh entry, we sat down with Sales Operations Manager Amanda Garza. What was your childhood like? Hot. I lived in south Texas, so… Continue Reading »
I was born and raised in Southern California. My mother was Hawaiian-born Japanese, and from the time I was a baby I would fly to Kona to visit family. No transpacific trip was possible without my mother making a Japanese-Hawaiian staple: spam… Continue Reading »
We at Lob are excited to kick off our Q1 event series at eTail West! Curious to see how automated direct mail will impact retail growth strategies in 2019? Here are a few ways you can connect with Lob at eTail West… Continue Reading »
We’ve been working for the last couple of months to programmatically expose Proof of Mailing on a per letter basis via our API product. We’re pleased to announce that this feature is now live for all Enterprise edition customers of Lob Print… Continue Reading »
Today we are happy to announce a new Mail Class option for our postcard and letter offerings: USPS Standard Mail! By default today, we send all postcards and letters as USPS First Class Mail, which is a faster and more predictable mail… Continue Reading »
The heart of Lob’s print and mail API is our print delivery network. This network of vetted, industry-leading print partners, allows us to fulfill orders quickly and at scale for our customers. Having a network of printers means that we can optimize… Continue Reading »
Of the numerous projects I’ve worked on in the past three-and-a-half years at Lob, helping build our internship program has been one of the most rewarding. I’ve been lucky enough to witness many interns grow and make an impact on the company…. Continue Reading »
Sharing a common love for the natural beauty of the Earth, a handful of Lobsters congregated last fall during our yearly internal hackathon. We were motivated to explore what positive impact we could make on the environment in three-days time. With the… Continue Reading »
**This blog post about Lob’s company culture was pieced together over the past 5 years. Losing Track of Time It has been 5 years since Harry and I left Seattle to start Lob. I wanted to share a bit about what drives… Continue Reading »
We’re back with a big spring update to our US address verification API: US address autocomplete API – Let your customers enter addresses faster and with less effort. A Google Maps like autocomplete experience now out of beta and included with any… Continue Reading »
