Doing meaningful work matters more than ever

Too many capable people spend years in jobs that don't fit. At companies that don't care, on work that doesn't matter. Not because they fell short. Because the right team, the right opportunity, the right challenge never reached them. So they settle.

Dex exists to change that.

Job search is broken. We've seen it up close.

Our founder Paddy has spent a decade recruiting across top tech companies. Long enough to watch the system stop working for nearly everyone inside it. So we designed something better: Dex gives candidates the judgement of a great recruiter, at scale and at speed.

We're building Dex to rethink talent matching.

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The people behind Dex

Recruiters, founders, and operators from Improbable, Secret Escapes, Deliveroo, GoCardless and more. The team know hiring inside out from founding hires all the way through to late stage rounds.

  • Paddy Lambros

    Founder & CEO

    A decade recruiting at Improbable, Sensat, and Atomico, and more than 10,000 interviews. Dex is the recruiter he wished candidates had.

  • Tom Valentine

    COO

    Co-founded Secret Escapes and led operations as it grew across Europe and the US.

  • Ant McCabe

    VP Commercial

    Led talent at GoCardless and Tractable, then founded Paradigm Talent. He works with the companies hiring through Dex.

  • Becca Stevens

    Head of Talent

    Led commercial hiring at Beamery from Series B to Series D, across the UK, US, and APAC.

  • Dr Evelyn Tan

    Human-AI Interaction Specialist

    A PhD from the University of York on how people communicate and build trust in teams. She shapes how Dex talks with candidates.

  • Sean Powell

    Head of Engineering

    Previously a tech lead at Improbable, and founder of Evidenced. He builds the product that turns a conversation into a match.

  • Rob Baldwyn

    Head of Growth

    Nine years scaling consumer startups, most recently owning onboarding and conversion at Cleo.

  • Jonny Burch

    Head of Design

    Founded Progression, later acquired, after leading consumer design at Deliveroo.

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  • A problem that matters

    Close the gap between talent and opportunity, so more people spend their time on work they love.

  • Own it from the start

    Founding roles, end-to-end ownership, and very little bureaucracy.

  • The last job you have to take

    Above-market salary and significant equity. Pay should match the ambition.