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Last night we hosted a Dex Sessions focused on Forward Deployed Engineers and it was so great to see so many of you there! We brought together a panel of engineers doing forward deployed work at the highest level to get into what the FDE role actually is and what it demands. We covered: 🔹 What separates an FDE from a solutions engineer 🔹 What the technical bar really looks like on the ground 🔹 How FDEs shape product roadmap from the field 🔹 Why this is increasingly one of the fastest paths to founding or leading product functions The thread throughout the evening: a true FDE role combines the best of engineering with the best of solving real problems. Huge thank you to Marc Barker (Augur), Robert Shearme (Palantir Technologies) and Francis Webb (Justice AI Unit) for being so open about their experience and to Anjor Kanekar who moderated and was absolutely fantastic! 🙏 We'll be sharing a link to the recording soon so no one misses out 👀

Keep an eye out—Dex is now live across London. Our new campaign is now live across Central London. If you spot us on your commute, you’ll notice we’re saying the quiet part out loud: Proudly matching barely anyone. In an industry obsessed with noise and volume, we prefer to be discerning. We don't match everyone—only the ones who fit. Big thanks to our partners JCDecaux, Uncharted, and Goodstuff for helping us get the message out.

Our CEO, Paddy Lambros was recently featured in Forbes, Fortune and LeadDev talking about the future of AI in hiring, and what kind of talent is thriving in the AI platform shift. "the future of hiring isn't more AI generated spam or screening bots, it's high accurate matchmaking" Read more in the links!

Next week Dex is hosting an exclusive event! We're bringing 20 CTOs and founding engineers to Fyxer AI's London HQ for an evening with their founder Archie Hollingsworth. Fyxer is one of the fastest growing AI companies in the UK right now, growing $1M to $25M ARR and on a tear to hit $100m. They’re backed by Marc Benioff Des Traynor and Harry Stebbings Fresh from raising their £30M Series B, they're looking to build the UK's most talent-dense engineering organisation. Come along to hear Archie and the founding team talk about what it actually takes to build in AI right now, how they've scaled this quickly with such a small (but elite) team, why they're now training their own models, and what the next wave of product engineering in the time of AI looks like. If you're a CTO or founding engineer at an early-stage company in London who'd be interested in the discussion, please hit the invite link in the comments!

Today’s the day! We’re launching in the U.S of A! 🇺🇸 Dex will keep his British accent, because who doesn’t love that? He’ll also keep grinding 24/7, scouring the market and working with top-tier companies to find the exact right match for each candidate.

We founded Dex on one simple belief: Life is short. Do work that matters. We’ve been grinding hard over the past few weeks and this is the first of several exciting updates we have coming up Today, we’re proud to announce the next evolution of Dex - smarter and more helpful than ever. If you haven’t met him yet, Dex is a conversational AI and career matchmaker that works on behalf of each person. You spend 15-20 minutes on the phone with him, talking about your experience, your ambitions and your non-negotiables. Dex then scans thousands of roles and companies to identify the most interesting and compatible opportunities. Once we’ve found a match, Dex connects you to hiring managers and even helps you prep for interviews. Thousands of exceptional engineers have already signed up and we’re partnered with many of the UK’s leading Start-ups, Scale-ups, hedge funds and tech companies. Don’t waste another day at a job you hate. Speak with Dex today.

🚀 Welcoming Rob Baldwyn, our new Head of Growth at Dex 🌱 Rob joins us with over 9 years of experience building and scaling consumer startups across fintech and tech. Most recently, he was at Cleo, where he and his team owned the entirety of the onboarding & conversion journeys. Before that, he was employee #3 at CIRCA5000, where he helped grow the company from the ground up, shaping product launches, marketing campaigns, and customer journeys. What makes Rob tick? Growth, in his words, is the “science of understanding user psychology through data and using those insights to drive product and marketing strategy.” With a background in psychology, he’s always been fascinated by what makes people tick, whether that’s in customer journeys or in the numbers that measure progress. It’s a mix that fits Dex perfectly. But Rob brings more than strategy and spreadsheets. 💪 He once went from barely being able to swim 25m to completing a full Ironman in just six months. 🥊 He’s fought in a white-collar boxing match, ice climbed up Ben Nevis, and tackled via ferratas in the Dolomites. 👨🍳 Hidden skill: dedicating hours to cooking and putting together complicated dishes. 📚 Passionate about depth psychology, Carl Jung, and the history of myth and religion. What sold Rob on Dex? His very first conversation with Dex left him with clarity about his own career path, something he hadn’t experienced before. That’s the energy he’s now bringing to help us scale and shape a future where people find work they actually love. We couldn’t be more excited to have him on the team. Say hi 👋, or drop your best endurance training tips below!

🚀 Welcoming Siva Umapathykumar, our newest (and youngest!) Software Engineer at Dex 🎉 Siva joins us from StudyStash, where he was a founding engineer helping to shape the platform from the ground up. Before that, he spent his time studying and working at PwC as part of a scholarship degree. From building custom games at 14 to scaling real-world systems, Siva’s journey has been defined by curiosity and a love of learning. At Dex, he’s especially excited to work on our voice experiences, pioneering new ways people can connect with AI. For him, it’s not just about tech, it’s about levelling the playing field in job hunting so that talent and ambition, not just pedigree or connections, decide opportunity. Btw he did all this and joined Dex before he had even finished graduating!! 🤯 But there’s more to Siva than code: ✈️ He once dreamed of being a pilot and can still name a plane model on sight. ⚽ A die-hard Arsenal fan (any day now Siva). 🦇 Favourite character? Batman. Favourite film? The Dark Knight Rises. ⏳ Superpower of choice? Time travel. We couldn’t be happier to have him on the team. Welcome aboard, Siva, time to build what’s next 🚀

Why settle for “good enough” when the right hire can change everything? It sounds obvious, but too many companies approach hiring by doing the bare minimum. Stick to the JD. Skim the CV. Move fast, not deep. If we’d done that, we would’ve missed Evelyn Tan, PhD. In just a few months, Eve has transformed our product thinking, deepened our connection with users, and reshaped the way we work as a team. So how did we know she was the one? At Dex, we practice what we preach. We look beyond credentials and job titles to understand the full shape of a person, their ideas, their drive, and their curiosity. When you hire that way, you don’t just fill a role, you raise the bar. Welcome again, Eve. We’re just getting started. Follow Evelyn Tan, PhD for insights in designing Human-AI interactions

🚨 61% of job seekers are ghosted. That’s not a stat from a decade ago. That’s now. We talk a lot about “the talent shortage,” but for candidates, the reality feels very different. They’re sending applications into the void. They’re getting interviews, pouring in time and energy… and hearing nothing back. For employers, it’s a broken system too: Wading through hundreds of applications that aren’t the right fit. Wasting time and money on the wrong processes. Losing out on the best people because they’re stuck in the noise. It’s no wonder both sides are frustrated. The truth: Hiring isn’t just about finding a fit, it’s about finding the right fit. The kind where ambition meets opportunity. Where people aren’t just placed, they’re matched. At Dex, we cut out the guesswork. We get to know you, what makes you tick, what you want next, and connect you with opportunities that align with your ambitions and values. Because career moves should feel exciting. Not like shouting into the void. 💬 Your turn: What’s the most memorable hiring experience you’ve ever had, good or bad? Share your story below. Let’s hear it 👇 #Hiring #Recruitment #CareerGrowth #Dex