To Infinity & Beyond: Our Nomad Migration Is Complete!Lob’s core API has been fully migrated to HashiCorp's Nomad, Lob’s Next Generation service platform. This is a major milestone for the Nomad Project, the Platform Team, and Lob Engineering. This migration is the culmination of a year of R&D, months o...Dec 30, 2022 · 5 min readlob.hashnode.dev
I Know What You Shipped Last SummerA hackathon is the perfect embodiment of several of Lob’s core values including Be bold, Move fast, take action, and Level up! It’s an opportunity to step outside the daily hustle, collaborate, innovate, and problem-solve. The only thing more fun tha...Dec 20, 2022 · 14 min readlob.hashnode.dev
How to mail your holiday cards programmaticallyIt’s Holiday Card season! But my hand hurts just thinking about addressing all those envelopes, and I can’t remember the last time I bought stamps…let’s be real, ain’t nobody got time for that. Fortunately, I happen to work for a company that sends ...Dec 6, 2022 · 6 min readlob.hashnode.dev
Starting a new job as a Staff+ Software Engineer? I got you!My experience getting hired at Lob at the Staff level made me realize I may have some learnings to share. I've been at the Staff level previously, but that was at a company where I had been promoted up to those levels; I was already very familiar wit...Dec 1, 2022 · 14 min readlob.hashnode.dev
The Definitive Guide to Node.js Backend DevelopmentI was poking around our engineering blog when I came across this post from 2021, highlighting the release of this book. Though no longer employed by Lob, I hope you'll agree it's still a fantastic resource from Thomas Hunter II worth sharing! Node.js...HNov 15, 2022 · 5 min readlob.hashnode.dev