About Tall Tree

Tall Tree helps mission-driven organizations turn curiosity into real outcomes—cutting manual work, creating prototypes, and building foundations that scale. Our work blends people, technology, and process so change actually sticks.

Meet Ken Britton, Founder

I’m a Vancouver-based technology leader and consultant who has spent my career making complex systems feel simple for developers and operators. I’ve served as a Director of Engineering at Shopify and previously as a VP Software Development at Hootsuite, where I focused on reliability, platform/developer experience, and scaling teams and systems.

What I’m known for

  • Aligning strategy with shippable, measurable roadmaps

  • Developer platforms & internal tooling that unblock teams

  • Calm, candid delivery—especially in ambiguous, high-stakes work

  • Coaching leaders to align people, tech, and process

Outside of client work, you’ll likely find me in the mountains or on the water—recharging so I can bring fresh energy back to hard problems.

How we work

People • Technology • Process is our operating system. We co-design with your team, emphasizing lightweight governance, clear ownership, and artifacts you’ll actually use: decision logs, runbooks, and dashboards—not shelfware. Expect clear outcomes, short feedback loops, and honest trade-offs.

Why “Tall Tree”

Trees grow by design: strong roots, steady rings, and the right conditions. We take the same approach—build the foundation, ship value early, then scale with confidence.