Dexter Horthy
FounderFounder at HumanLayer
San Francisco, California, United States
FoundedHumanLayer Β· YC
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About
Dexter Horthy spent seven years in engineering, software engineering, product management, and executive roles at Replicated, a Series C developer tools company, where he worked on container orchestration for enterprise customers. He has coded since high school and currently focuses on context engineering approaches for coding agents.
Founder at HumanLayerYC F24
Intro paths
Dexter went through Y Combinator (Fall 2024) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Experience
- HumanLayer (YC F24)CEO and Co-Foundercurrent2024 β presentSan Francisco, CA
- PrefectAdvisorcurrent2021 β present
- metalytics.devCEO and Co-Founder2023 β 2024Chicago, Illinois, United States
- ReplicatedSenior Product Manager / Advisor to the CEO2022 β 2023Chicago, Illinois, United States
- ReplicatedVice President, Solutions Engineering and Customer Success2020 β 2022
- ReplicatedFDE2018 β 2020Culver City, California
- ReplicatedCore Engineer2017 β 2018
- Aspiration.comPlatform Engineering Lead2016 β 2017Marina Del Rey, California
- Aspiration.comBackend Engineer2016Greater Los Angeles Area
- Sprout Social, Inc.Software Engineer -- API/Platform2013 β 2016Chicago, IL
- University of ChicagoTechnical Office Assistant2012 β 2013
- Determined to SucceedAcademic Tutor2008 β 2009Greater Los Angeles Area
- Jet Propulsion LaboratorySummer Intern2008Greater Los Angeles Area
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dexter Horthy?
- Dexter Horthy spent seven years in engineering, software engineering, product management, and executive roles at Replicated, a Series C developer tools company, where he worked on container orchestration for enterprise customers. He has coded since high school and currently focuses on context engineering approaches for coding agents.
- Where does Dexter Horthy work?
- Dexter Horthy is Founder of HumanLayer.
- What companies did Dexter Horthy found?
- Dexter Horthy founded HumanLayer.
- Where did Dexter Horthy go to school?
- Dexter Horthy studied at University of Chicago (Bachelor of Arts (BA), Physics); Y Combinator.
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