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harryzhang | 6 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring right now?

Lob | San Francisco | Sr Software Engineer | Onsite or Remote (CA,TX,PA,MI,IL,NY)

Hi - founder of Lob (YC S13) here. We're looking for software engineers who would like to join our New Product Development team that is responsible for building the next gen of our offline data API products.

Info here: https://lob.com/careers/1895237

If you think you're a good fit, feel free to shoot me a note directly too (harry [at] lob [dot] com)

harryzhang | 12 years ago | on: Send Postcards to Kickstarter Backers With Lob

Hi there,

Thanks for the note. We obviously have bulk rates that get competitive when you get to higher volumes. Feel free to contact [email protected] if you are interested.

One thing to consider is you are ordering 100s of the exact same postcard. If you had to print out 500 different postcards, each going to 500 different addresses that you had to write, then apply postage to all 500, all of a sudden your time saving becomes hugely valuable. Not to mention you need to shop around for a printer, handle the image and prepress process, etc.

I think you'll find that if you shop around to competitors we are very competitive and in fact beat pricing with other comparable APIs.

harryzhang | 12 years ago | on: Meet Coin (YC W13), a startup creating a universal credit card

This is awesome but I'm concerned about how it would be too easy to switch cards (accidentally). In the FAQ they say it's fine if its dropped, handed into a booklet, etc. Sounds fine in theory but what happens when you hand the card to the waiter/bartender and they happen just to grab it where the circle is? Won't that change the card?

Another concern is in bars - your CC# gets a tiny bit wet (drunk ppl, spilled drinks on table, etc.). Does this card stop working if its splashed a little?

My two cents.

This is awesome though.

harryzhang | 12 years ago | on: How to hire your first employees

Hi all - sorry it was unclear. Our trial runs are not necessarily one week. In most cases candidates have full time jobs and can't commit that much time. It's usually 2 days (over weekend) or late afternoon for a couple hours.

Post has been updated to reflect this. Most our candidates actually appreciate the personal experience and we don't just bring anybody into a trial run unless we're already mostly sure we're ready to make an offer. I think that everyone who has gone through the process thus far can speak positively on it. It isn't just a one sided street, candidates can get a sense for whether THEY will like the job, team, and culture at the company as well.

Other people have done similar things (longer timeframes even) with good success. See David w/Weebly: http://www.sequoiacap.com/grove/posts/akzj/trial-week-our-hi...

harryzhang | 12 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2013)

Lob (https://www.lob.com) - San Francisco, CA (Full-time)

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Email us at [email protected] with your Github link, resume, and any additional details you'd like to share with us.

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Company

Lob is creating a suite of API’s to revolutionize how companies operate. Our first API is a Cloud Printing API. Our product enables developers to programmatically facilitate printing and fulfillment. If you are passionate about API’s come help create the next wave of great API’s at Lob. Lob is a graduate of the YC S13 class and backed by leading internet venture capital and angels.

Team

We are currently a 3-person team (from AWS and Microsoft) based in San Francisco. We are looking for other passionate people who share our vision that API’s will eat up the world.

Job

We are seeking a software engineer to build the best cloud printing platform on the planet. You will be the first engineer to join and as such will have an unprecedented opportunity to shape the future of Lob’s APIs.

   Responsibilities:
      • Own the framework of the API that is the core of Lob’s business.
      • Work directly to define, architect and build new Lob APIs.
      • Drive towards successful deliveries of scalable, maintainable 
      and secure code.
      • Create and define engineering best practices.
      • Tackle challenging problems in distributed computing, HTTP, API 
      design and more.
      • Build and maintain client libraries for our API in a number of 
      languages including PHP, Ruby, and Python.

   Requirements:
      • Experience leading engineers in a technical leadership role.
      • Experience working with API’s and HTTP, preferably in PHP and Ruby.
      • Full-stack development skills.
      • Hands on. Passionate. Persistent. Creative.
      • Experience with AWS.

   Perks:
      • Health, dental, and vision benefits for you and your dependent(s).
      • Open vacation policy.
      • Commuter benefits.
      • Free lunch, dinner snacks and stocked fridge.
Want to stand out? Sign up and build an app using the Lob API. Include a link to it and brownie points for pointing out bugs or things that annoyed you or could better about the platform. Email [email protected] if you are interested.

harryzhang | 12 years ago | on: Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2013)

Lob.com Inc (YC S13) -- San Francisco, CA -- Full-time, onsite

https://www.lob.com

Software Engineer #1

Email us at [email protected] with your Github link, resume, and any additional details you'd like to share with us.

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Company

Lob is creating a suite of API’s to revolutionize how companies operate. Our first API is a Cloud Printing API. Our product enables developers to programmatically facilitate printing and fulfillment. If you are passionate about API’s come help create the next wave of great API’s at Lob. Lob is a graduate of the YC S13 class and backed by leading internet venture capital and angels.

Team

We are currently a 3-person team (from AWS and Microsoft) based in San Francisco. We are looking for other passionate people who share our vision that API’s will eat up the world.

Job

We are seeking a software engineer to build the best cloud printing platform on the planet. You will be the first engineer to join and as such will have an unprecedented opportunity to shape the future of Lob’s APIs.

   Responsibilities:
      • Own the framework of the API that is the core of Lob’s business.
      • Work directly to define, architect and build new Lob APIs.
      • Drive towards successful deliveries of scalable, maintainable 
      and secure code.
      • Create and define engineering best practices.
      • Tackle challenging problems in distributed computing, HTTP, API 
      design and more.
      • Build and maintain client libraries for our API in a number of 
      languages including PHP, Ruby, and Python.

   Requirements:
      • Experience leading engineers in a technical leadership role.
      • Experience working with API’s and HTTP, preferably in PHP and Ruby.
      • Full-stack development skills.
      • Hands on. Passionate. Persistent. Creative.
      • Experience with AWS.

   Perks:
      • Health, dental, and vision benefits for you and your dependent(s).
      • Open vacation policy.
      • Commuter benefits.
      • Free lunch, dinner snacks and stocked fridge.
Want to stand out? Sign up and build an app using the Lob API. Include a link to it and brownie points for pointing out bugs or things that annoyed you or could better about the platform. Email [email protected] if you are interested.
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