Summary
Scott Steffes is a pragmatic CTO and co-founder with 12 years of hands-on software experience building maintainable game and web applications and scaling an ESG-focused SaaS from inception. Based in Sartell, Minnesota, he blends product-minded engineering with a focus on long-term productivity as codebases grow, ensuring teams can iterate without accruing technical debt. His background spans startups and established vendors, from firmware tooling that improved field technician productivity to consumer and education apps, showing an ability to learn new platforms quickly and deliver impactful features. At Insights7 he architects integrations that align financial and ESG data into actionable value chains, turning sustainability into measurable business optimization. He’s equally comfortable teaching and shipping product, having worked as a teaching specialist and led development teams across game, web, and enterprise domains. Colleagues describe him as a constant learner who prioritizes maintainability and practical engineering over short-term hacks.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Kansai Gaidai University
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, GPA: 3.94, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, GPA: 3.94 at University of Minnesota-Morris
English, Japanese