S ergey Dmitriev is a Russian software engineer and entrepreneur who co-founded JetBrains, a highly successful company that creates development tools for professional programmers. A low-profile figure, Dmitriev, along with his partner Valentin Kipyatkov, established the company in 2000 in Prague, Czech Republic. They identified a need for more intelligent and efficient tools to help software developers write code, a niche that was underserved by the tech giants of the time.

JetBrains' flagship product, IntelliJ IDEA, an integrated development environment (IDE) for the Java programming language, became widely acclaimed for its advanced features and user-friendly design. The company has since expanded its product line to support a wide array of programming languages and technologies, becoming a go-to provider of essential tools for the global software development community. The company is also notable for creating Kotlin, a programming language that was officially adopted by Google as a primary language for Android app development. Dmitriev's success is rooted in a deep understanding of developers' needs and a business model that prioritizes product excellence.