Summary
Justen Britain is a builder and technology leader with 13 years of hands-on software and leadership experience, now co-founding and leading Entropy Forge after senior roles at Amazon and Nortal. He combines deep engineering chops—cloud architecture, CI/CD, platform engineering and developer tooling—with program-level delivery experience managing multi-million dollar initiatives and security-focused teams. Known for wearing many hats (engineer, architect, manager, mentor), he excels at creating internal platforms and tooling that accelerate teams while balancing fast iteration and long-term resilience. He gravitates toward practical, measurable outcomes: improving developer experience, automating delivery pipelines, and scaling teams through clear ownership and relentless iteration. Outside work he refuels by mentoring, playing tennis, maintaining trucks and snowmobiles, and reading widely—an indicator of his pragmatic curiosity and hands-on leadership style.
13 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science and Multimedia Programming, Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science and Multimedia Programming at Eastern Washington University
Spanish