Summary
Steve Taggart is a .NET Technical Lead with over a decade of hands-on experience building and improving enterprise software delivery, currently leading engineering at Dovetail Software. He blends a deep background in software testing and test leadership with senior development roles at firms like Willis Towers Watson and Pluralsight, using that perspective to champion TDD, lean practices, and effective team collaboration. Known as a Software Crafter, he focuses on quality, clear communication, and understanding people to deliver customer-centric solutions. Steve’s career arc from tester at Microsoft and Symantec to technical lead gives him rare empathy for both QA and developer concerns, enabling pragmatic improvements to processes and tooling. Based in the Salt Lake City area, he actively seeks environments that practice pair/mob programming and continuous delivery, inspired by the principles in Accelerate.
9 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
The University of Utah
Computer Science Generals, Computer Science Generals at Brigham Young University
English, American Sign Language, French, Spanish