Ship Products.
Nail Market Fit.
Ex-Apple Privacy Engineer. Built AI/ML for 1.5B+ users. Drove $10M+ MRR. Now embedding with startups as an R&D partner to build breakthrough products from the ground up.
Embedded R&D • Physical + Engineering Sciences • Hands-on building
How I Work With Companies
Product R&D Partnership
Embed as your technical Chief Product Officer to build breakthrough products from first principles. I work hands-on with your team to design, prototype, and ship products that reach product-market fit.
- Zero-to-one product development
- Technical architecture
- Rapid prototyping and iteration
- Full-stack engineering capability
Atoms & Bits
Deep technical R&D in physical and engineering sciences. Build complex systems that require both theoretical understanding and practical implementation at scale. From software to semiconductors.
- AI/ML systems at scale
- Privacy-preserving technologies
- Performance optimization algorithms
- Cross-platform architecture
Revenue-Driven
Build products that directly drive business results. I embed with your team to develop features and systems that have measurable impact on growth and revenue, and work with your customers.
- Customer-centric
- Product development
- Data science
- User acquisition systems
Work With a Builder — Not a Theorist
"Noah embedded with our team like a technical co-founder. His hands-on approach to building our AI infrastructure was exactly what we needed. He didn't just advise—he actually wrote the code that got us to PMF."
"Having Noah as an embedded R&D partner made all the difference. He built our entire privacy-preserving ML pipeline from scratch, handling everything from research to production deployment."
About Noah Jacobs
Most startups hire consultants and advisors. I embed directly with your team as an R&D partner to build breakthrough products from the ground up, focusing on Research and Development in Physical and Engineering Sciences to turn complex technical challenges into market-ready products.
Apple Privacy
Led privacy across all AI/ML features at Apple (2018-2023). Projects featured here.
Revenue Growth
Ranking and recommendation algorithms that added $10M+ monthly revenue.
3x Founder
Built DevProjects.ai and other companies. I know the founder journey because I've lived it.
Credentials That Matter
I work with founders building the future across these high-growth sectors:
Ready to Build Something Breakthrough Together?
Stop hiring consultants who just give advice. Partner with an embedded R&D engineer who will actually build your breakthrough product alongside your team, from research to production.
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