Companies bring me the builds their vendors called too hard: systems with no API, workflows bound by regulation, AI that has to behave in production, compute that's too slow or too expensive. You get one senior engineer who scopes it honestly, builds it in your accounts, and proves it works with tests you can read.
I take a small number of projects at a time, so I'm direct about where I'm the right call and where you'd be better served elsewhere.
Different industries, same pattern: the obvious tools don't fit, and the problem is too important to leave half-solved.
Systems that were never meant to talk. Where no API exists, I design a reliable bridge with the human step built in.
Healthcare, controlled substances, audit trails. Compliance is built into the feature, not bolted on after.
Agents that use your tools, follow your policies and remember context, with logs you can audit.
Pipelines that are too slow or too expensive to run. Made faster and cheaper, with before-and-after numbers.
Replace the spreadsheet-and-copy-paste empire with one tool your team actually likes using.
A paper, an algorithm or a hunch turned into working, tested software.
No surprises on price or progress. Every stage ends with something you can hold: a call summary, a one-page proposal, a working demo, a tested system.
Fill in the form below. I read every one myself and reply within one business day.
The problem, your constraints, and what done looks like. You leave with a straight answer on whether it's buildable.
Scope, fixed price, timeline, and what's out of scope, in writing. Nothing starts until you sign off.
Built in your accounts with a working demo every week. Any change in scope gets a written change order first.
Walkthrough, documentation and test results, then a support window after launch.
Every engagement is quoted at a fixed price after the scoping call. Hard or fuzzy problems start with a sprint, so you know the cost of the full build before you commit to it.
"Can this be built, and what will it take?"
TYPICAL LENGTH · 1–2 WEEKS
Best when the idea is hard, or nobody has given you a straight answer.
"Spec to production, in our accounts."
TYPICAL LENGTH · SET BY SCOPE
Best when you know the problem and need it solved properly.
"One engineer who already knows our systems."
TYPICAL LENGTH · MONTH TO MONTH
Best after a build, or when you need ongoing technical leadership.
A men's health clinic needed its attorney-reviewed procedures to live inside the software its staff use every day. Details are de-identified.
Controlled-substance logging, lab follow-ups and refill rules were tracked by hand across separate tools, and the clinic's records system has no public API.
I'm an engineer and the founder of Iconia, a persistent memory layer for AI agents that runs in production. Jax Labs is my workshop: retrosynthetic chemistry engines, compute that skips work it doesn't need to repeat, and abuse detection that judges behavior instead of keywords. All of it is built in public, with receipts.
When you hire Jax Labs, you work with me directly. No account managers, no hand-offs to a junior team. The person on the scoping call is the person writing your code.
Code written for your project is yours from the first commit. If a build uses one of Jax Labs' own engines, such as Iconia, you get a license to use it while the engine stays with Jax Labs.
Your systems and data stay private. I'll sign your NDA or send a standard mutual one before you share details.
If something can't be built, or can't be built for your budget, you hear it early, in writing, before you pay for a build.
If yours isn't here, put it in the form. It's a fine first message.
Every project is quoted at a fixed price after the scoping call, because the cost depends on the problem. When the problem is hard or unclear, we start with a feasibility sprint, so you know the price of the full build before you commit to it. The budget field in the form helps me tell you early if it's a fit.
You do. Code written for you, the repositories, the hosting and the data live in your accounts from day one. If we stop working together, nothing has to be migrated. The one exception is Jax Labs' own engines, such as Iconia: if your build uses one, you get a license to use it, and the engine itself stays with Jax Labs.
That's what the feasibility sprint is for. You get a straight answer and a working proof of the hardest part before you commit to a full build.
Yes. Send yours, or I'll send a standard mutual NDA before you share details.
Yes. The clinic build above handles controlled-substance logging and clinical escalation rules. Compliance requirements shape the design from day one.
A working demo every week and a short written update. You talk to the engineer doing the work, not a middleman.
Whatever fits your systems and your team. Usually Python or TypeScript, a standard database, your existing cloud, and the AI model provider you already pay for. Nothing exotic that only I can maintain.
Booking is open. Current start dates are confirmed on the scoping call.
Tell me about you or your company and what needs building. Three minutes, and nothing is shared with anyone else.
The form lands in my inbox, not a CRM queue.
Usually with times for a 30-minute call, or a straight "not a fit" with a pointer elsewhere.
Scope, fixed price and timeline. You decide.
The lab has every experiment with its status, the Season 1 build, and interactive explainers of the math behind it.