Dmytro Lider
Born 1982 · Age 43
Co‑founder and long‑time engineering / language‑technology leader at Grammarly, a San Francisco‑headquartered AI writing assistant originally developed in Ukraine. Built early Kyiv engineering org and led development of Grammarly's first generation text‑analysis engine.
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Began Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
Started Bachelor of Computer Science at the National Aviation University (Ukraine).
Completed Bachelor's degree (Computer Science)
Graduated from the National Aviation University with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science (2000–2004).
Started Master's in Software Engineering
Enrolled in Master's program in Software Engineering at the National Aviation University (2004–2006).
Joined National Aviation University staff (software engineering lab)
Worked as a Software Engineering Lab Specialist at National Aviation University (concurrent / immediately after studies).
Completed Master's degree with honors
Graduated with a Master's Degree in Software Engineering from the National Aviation University (2004–2006), noted as graduating with honors.
Worked as Web Developer at Newtonideas
Held a web developer role at Newtonideas (prior to co‑founding Grammarly).
Project Manager / Software Engineer at MyDropBox.com
Served as Project Manager and Software Engineer at MyDropBox.com (later acquired by Blackboard Inc.). Exact dates not specified; role prior to Grammarly founding.
Technical experience across academia and startups
Accumulated early professional experience including university lab work, web development and product/engineering roles that preceded Grammarly co‑founding.
Built initial Kyiv engineering team
Instrumental in recruiting and organizing Grammarly's initial engineering organization in Kyiv following the company founding.
Led development of Grammarly's first‑generation product
Led technical development and launch of Grammarly's first‑generation text‑analysis engine and product offerings.
Served as Head of Language Technology at Grammarly
Assumed the role of Head of Language Technology, focusing on research strategy and technical product management of Grammarly's text analysis and language engine.
Co‑founded Grammarly
Co‑founded Grammarly, Inc. (originally developed in Ukraine) with Alex Shevchenko and Max Lytvyn; company launch in 2009. Dmytro has been with Grammarly since inception (April 2009).
Grammarly product availability expands
Grammarly expanded product availability (standalone app, browser extensions and add‑ons such as Google Docs integration). Exact expansion timeline spanned early 2010s.
Grammarly company HQ and offices growth
Grammarly established headquarters in San Francisco and expanded offices (including Kyiv, New York and Vancouver) as the company scaled globally.
Continued leadership on language technology
Continued to direct research strategy and product management for Grammarly's language engine as the product matured into a leading AI writing assistant.
Reported Grammarly funding / valuation event (media snippet)
Media references (MarketScreener snippet) indicate Grammarly raised fresh funds at a reported $13 billion valuation (source string in provided text is garbled; date approximated to 2018 in that snippet).
Grammarly continues product feature expansion
Grammarly developed broader product features including grammar, tone, plagiarism detection and later generative AI writing capabilities (timeline across late 2010s into 2020s).
Grammarly recognized as major commercial AI writing assistant
Company grew global user base and corporate adoption; product widely available as browser extensions and integrations (continued milestone).
Listed as Founder on public profiles (MarketScreener/others)
Public business profiles (e.g., MarketScreener) list Dmytro Lider as a founder of Grammarly; media and investor coverage reference him as core co‑founder and technical leader.
Continues role and involvement at Grammarly
Clay profile and Grammarly press bio indicate Dmytro remained involved in company strategy, product and community after the leadership transition.
Relocation / primary location noted as Vancouver, BC
Public profile snapshots (Clay) list Dmytro Lider's location as Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Leadership transition at Grammarly (new CEO & CPO)
Announced a leadership transition welcoming Rahul Roy‑Chowdhury as new CEO and Noam Lovinsky as Chief Product Officer; marked a new chapter with focus on responsible AI. Dmytro publicly acknowledged/announced the transition.
Grammarly product adds generative AI capabilities (company milestone)
Grammarly began to incorporate generative AI capabilities to produce writing from prompts and suggest style/tone via AI (mentioned in source summary).
Public profile & bios updated (Grammarly press materials)
Grammarly press bio documents (PDF) and public profiles reiterate Dmytro's co‑founder status, Head of Language Technology work, and role recruiting Kyiv engineering team.
Skills and languages noted publicly
Public bios list Dmytro as multilingual (Ukrainian and English) and emphasize expertise in software engineering, language technology, and AI‑driven communication tools.
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