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Hassan K.

AI Agent & LangGraph Developer | Node.js | Nest.js | Django | FastApi

Karachi, Pakistan
$25 per hour
4 jobs
$6K+ total earnings

I build production AI agents and the backends that run them LangGraph multi-agent systems and scalable APIs in NodeJS, NestJS & Django. Every project delivered at 5 stars. Most backend developers can wire up CRUD and call an LLM API. Fewer can design agentic systems that hold up in production with real state management, tool use, human-in-the-loop fallbacks, and clean architecture underneath. Thatโ€™s where I focus. ๐Ÿค– AI & Agent Engineering โ€ข LangGraph multi-agent systems state machines, branching, human-in-the-loop โ€ข LangChain workflows & RAG pipelines โ€ข CRM and business-process automation powered by AI agents โ€ข Agents wired into real production backends, not just demos โš™๏ธ Backend Engineering โ€ข REST APIs clean, modular, scalable architecture โ€ข Auth & role-based authorization (JWT, OAuth, Kinde) โ€ข Database design & query optimization (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL) โ€ข Redis caching, WebSockets / Socket IO, real-time systems โ€ข Payment integrations (Stripe, Paystack, Flutterwave) โญ Recent work โ€ข Built and shipped a LangGraph agent system rated 5 stars. Client: โ€œdelivered beyond expectationโ€ฆ broke down the tasks, executed to timeline, delivered an excellent solution.โ€ โ€ข Architected a custom CRM for a LangGraph product (NestJS, Redis, WebSockets / Socket IO) also rated 5 stars. ๐Ÿง  Stack TypeScript ยท JavaScript ยท Python | NodeJS ยท NestJS ยท Express ยท Django | LangGraph ยท LangChain | PostgreSQL ยท MongoDB ยท MySQL | Redis ยท Docker If youโ€™re building an AI agent, an automation system, or a backend that has to handle real business logic not just basic CRUD letโ€™s talk. I reply within a few hours and deliver production-ready work.

Muhammad H.

AI Engineer | AI Agents | RAG | LangGraph | MCP | Python | AI Evals

Karachi, Pakistan
$40 per hour
5 jobs
$20K+ total earnings

๐ˆ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐€๐ˆ ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‘๐€๐† ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐›๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ, ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐›๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค. Last RAG rebuild went from 18% to 87% Hit Rate@5 and now serves 1M queries a month at $400-600 all-in. LangGraph, Python, FastAPI, AWS. Your agent worked in the demo. Three weeks into production nobody can explain why it gave a wrong answer, what it cost to run last week, or whether it's getting worse. That's what happens when evals, observability, and cost controls get added after launch instead of before. ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐Š ๐ˆ'๐•๐„ ๐’๐‡๐ˆ๐๐๐„๐ƒ โ–ธ Maintenance triage agent (LangGraph, multi-tenant) 2-4 hours of manual review per request, down to under 30 minutes. Agent now resolves 60-85% end to end with zero human touch. Manager capacity doubled, no new hires. Shipped with a 14-grader eval harness and CI regression gates. โ–ธ Support RAG rebuild Hit Rate@5 18% โ†’ 87%. MRR@5 0.31 โ†’ 0.73. P95 time-to-first-token 3.2s โ†’ 1.9s with Redis semantic caching. Cost per correct answer dropped 15x. Root cause was a vocabulary gap between how customers ask and how the KB was indexed. Fixed at the source, not with a bigger model. โ–ธ Multi-tenant AI helpdesk One system, many client companies, zero data bleed. Per-tenant vector namespacing, token budgets, tool permissions scoped to each company's policy. Six adversarial attack tests run in CI and all must fail before code merges. Isolation enforced by infrastructure, not filtered by prompt. ๐–๐‡๐€๐“ ๐ˆ ๐๐”๐ˆ๐‹๐ƒ 1. AI Agents & Multi-Agent Systems LangGraph agents, multi-step tool calling, MCP servers, human-in-the-loop approval gates, durable execution with Temporal so a crashed agent resumes instead of re-running and paying twice. 2. RAG & Retrieval Pipelines Hybrid retrieval, reranking, chunking strategy, vector DB selection, semantic caching, streaming. Retrieval that finds the right context consistently, and you have the numbers to prove it. 3. LLM Evaluation & Observability Eval harness built before the agent ships. Deterministic graders plus calibrated LLM-as-judge (took one from TPR 90%/TNR 53% to 95%/93%). Langfuse or LangSmith traces on every run. Deploys gated by evals, not by intuition. 4. Guardrails & Production Hardening Deterministic checks around every model call. PII redaction, RBAC, token budgets, cost caps, adversarial testing. Built for teams working under EU AI Act or similar. 5. Backend & Cloud FastAPI on AWS ECS, Lambda, Bedrock. Postgres with row-level security, Docker, CI/CD. Seven years of backend and cloud engineering before I moved to AI. ๐’๐“๐€๐‚๐Š Agents: Python ยท LangGraph ยท LangChain ยท OpenAI Agents SDK ยท Claude Agent SDK ยท Pydantic AI ยท AWS Strands ยท Temporal ยท MCP ยท A2A RAG: Qdrant ยท Pinecone ยท pgvector ยท Redis ยท Haystack ยท hybrid search ยท reranking ยท semantic caching Evals: RAGAS ยท DeepEval ยท Langfuse ยท LangSmith ยท LLM-as-Judge ยท pytest ยท GitHub Actions Infra: FastAPI ยท AWS ECS ยท Lambda ยท Bedrock ยท Docker ยท PostgreSQL ยท Terraform ยท LiteLLM Frontend: React ยท Next.js ยท TypeScript AWS Community Builder ยท AWS Agentic AI Certified ยท 7+ years cloud and backend before AI ๐‡๐Ž๐– ๐ˆ ๐–๐Ž๐‘๐Š Most AI requests arrive already solved. "We need a RAG chatbot." "We need an agent for support tickets." I don't start there. I start one level up: what business outcome breaks if this doesn't exist, who feels it, and what does a correct result actually look like. Then I decompose backward into the system. That reordering is usually where the money is. The support RAG rebuild above was scoped as a model upgrade. The actual failure was a vocabulary gap between how customers phrase questions and how the KB was indexed. A bigger model would have cost more and fixed nothing. ๐–๐‡๐€๐“ ๐‡๐€๐๐๐„๐๐’ ๐๐„๐—๐“ 1. You describe the workflow that's stuck, not the solution you have in mind 2. Within 24 hours you get the problem decomposed: what actually breaks, what success would have to measure, and what one resolved task will cost at your volume 3. If it's worth building, we scope a first milestone with a defined eval gate Step 2 costs you nothing and is useful whether or not you hire me.

Ahmed K.

Full-Stack AI Engineer | AI Agents, LangGraph, RAG | Next.js SaaS

Lahore, Pakistan
$40 per hour
21 jobs
$100K+ total earnings

Full-stack AI engineer: I build autonomous AI agents, multi-agent systems, and production RAG into scalable SaaS products, end to end in Next.js and TypeScript. Recent work: 1,145 hours on a Claude API + Next.js platform and ~800 hours on a LangGraph product (Top Rated Plus, 100% 5-star feedback, $100K+ earned). "Ahmed is the person you want owning the surface where your product meets the user. He has a sharp UI mind and pairs it with unusual rigor about how things actually work underneath. Give him a vague problem and he returns a scoped plan with the trade-offs named and a recommendation attached." โ€” Client review, AI platform contract (5 stars) FEATURED PRODUCTION CASE STUDIES โ€ข Starling MX โ€” Enterprise AI Knowledge Platform (Next.js 15, Supabase RLS, Claude & OpenAI APIs, Notion API): 1,145 hours, 5 stars. Built durable background document conversion (PDF/DOCX/PPTX), prompt caching, context-window budgeting, streaming AI chat, and multi-tenant workspace architecture. โ€ข Gotobeat โ€” Live Music Tech & Analytics SaaS: Full-stack Next.js/TypeScript architecture, automated reporting pipelines, live listener conversion analysis, and high-tempo product iteration. โ€ข Yazr AI โ€” Autonomous Agent Workflows: Designed multi-agent execution graphs using LangGraph, structured tool/function calling, persistent state management, and real-time voice agent pipelines (LiveKit, ElevenLabs). WHERE I HELP FOUNDERS & TEAMS MOST โ€ข Moving from AI Demo to Production SaaS: Multi-tenant auth, streaming responses, cost guardrails, latency reduction, and UI states your users trust. โ€ข Agentic Workflows & Multi-Agent Systems: LangGraph, CrewAI, MCP (Model Context Protocol), and custom autonomous agent loops with persistent memory. โ€ข Grounded RAG & Document Intelligence: Hybrid semantic search, chunking strategies, vector databases (Pinecone, Qdrant), and document parsing pipelines. โ€ข Existing SaaS Integration: Embedding AI copilots, custom editors (TipTap), or automation engines into established codebases without disruptive rewrites. CORE TECH STACK โ€ข AI & Agents: Claude API, OpenAI API, Gemini ยท LangGraph, LangChain, MCP (Model Context Protocol) ยท RAG with Pinecone, Qdrant, ChromaDB ยท Function Calling, Structured Outputs ยท Voice Agents (LiveKit, ElevenLabs, Deepgram) โ€ข Product & Full-Stack: Next.js (App Router), React, TypeScript, Node.js, Python (FastAPI), NestJS, PostgreSQL, Supabase, Redis, Tailwind CSS โ€ข Cloud & Infra: AWS (Lambda, S3, EC2), Vercel, Docker, GitHub Actions, CI/CD pipelines HOW I WORK I start with a short, clear scoping plan (architecture, edge cases, trade-offs, and what to ship first), then build in rapid, testable increments you can review live as we go. Have an AI feature or product you need built or taken to production? Send me a quick description of what you're trying to solve, and I'll reply with how I'd architect it.

Rayehe H.

Senior AI Engineer | LangGraph Agents, RAG, Voice AI, LLM Systems

Ankara, Turkey
$35 per hour
17 jobs
$100K+ total earnings

I build LLM agent systems that hold up in production โ€” LangGraph orchestration, RAG over messy real-world data, and the evaluation layers that keep them reliable. Recent work: a multi-agent platform managing 13 interdependent workstreams with automatic dependency invalidation and a reviewer agent gating output; a retrieval layer combining keyword and semantic search with cross-encoder reranking and MCP tool calling against live APIs; a LangGraph conversational agent with deterministic guardrails living outside the model and an adversarial evaluation harness; a healthcare claims pipeline combining deterministic rules with fine-tuned models under HIPAA, where auditability decided the architecture. Also a full-duplex voice assistant over an ERP backend โ€” streaming ASR, semantic endpointing, barge-in, WebRTC. Most of my time goes to routing, evaluation and failure handling rather than model calls. Integrating an LLM API takes a week; making it reliable enough that someone acts on the output is the job. Stack: Python, LangGraph, FastAPI, PostgreSQL + pgvector, Docker, Anthropic/OpenAI/Gemini, self-hosted inference via vLLM and Ollama. 7+ years, MSc in Artificial Intelligence, two published papers (ACL, SemEval).

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LangGraph specialist hiring guide

LangGraph specialists build sophisticated agentic AI systems that go beyond simple chatbots, impacting workflows from customer service orchestration to automated research systems. These professionals design multiagent workflows where AI assistants collaborate, make decisions, and adapt based on complex state management and control flow.ย 

What does a LangGraph specialist do?

A LangGraph specialist designs, builds, and deploys agentic AI workflows using the LangGraph framework for orchestrating complex language model applications. Unlike traditional developers who work with simple prompt chains, these specialists create AI systems that can reason through multiple steps, maintain state across interactions, and coordinate between multiple autonomous agents. LangGraph specialists bring technical depth in Python, LangChain integration, and production-ready AI deployment.

Core responsibilities for LangGraph specialists include:

  • Building multiagent systems. Different AI agents collaborate on complex tasks, each with specialized roles and capabilities.
  • Implementing state management. AI applications remember context across conversations and handle interruptions gracefully using LangGraph's built-in state persistence.
  • Designing control flow. They build graphs where agents can loop back, branch based on conditions, and adapt their approach dynamically.
  • Integrating tools and APIs. AI agents take actions beyond text generation by querying databases, calling external services, and interfacing with business logic.
  • Adding human-in-the-loop workflows. AI agents pause for human approval and escalate complex decisions to human oversight.

How to hire a LangGraph specialist on Upwork

Finding the right LangGraph specialist starts with clearly defining your agentic AI requirements and evaluating candidates based on technical depth, portfolio quality, and communication skills.

Step 1: Craft a targeted job post

A well-crafted job post helps attract LangGraph specialists with direct experience in the specific agentic AI patterns your project demands.

  • Describe your project clearly, including specific deliverables like a multiagent customer service system or workflow automation with human oversight.
  • Specify required technical skills such as Python, LangChain, state management, and familiarity with LLM APIs.
  • Outline your current tech stack, integration requirements, and expected timeline.

For a faster starting point, try the Job Post Generator, powered by Umaโ„ข, Upwork's Mindful AI. Describe your needs in a few sentences and Uma will draft a LangGraph job post for your review and customization.

Step 2: Evaluate candidates

Focus on evidence of real-world implementations that demonstrate mastery of LangGraph's graph-based architecture and state persistence capabilities.

  • Review candidate profiles to verify practical experience with complex agent systems.
  • Look for multiagent system examples with documented workflows and clear state management.
  • Check for production deployments that include error handling and monitoring via LangSmith.
  • Leverage Best Match insights, powered by Uma, to identify top proposals.

Step 3: Interview your top choices

Live conversations reveal how candidates think through complex agentic AI challenges and communicate technical concepts.

  • Conduct interviews to assess their technical problem-solving approach.
  • Ask candidates to walk through a multiagent system they've built and explain their state management approach.
  • Inquire about human-in-the-loop workflows and when they would choose LangGraph over simple LangChain.
  • Schedule interviews within Upwork Messages, utilizing the recording feature for transcripts and summaries.

Step 4: Agree on scope and begin work

Defining explicit deliverables and payment structures in a contract up front prevents scope creep throughout the development life cycle.

  • Establish clear contract terms and project milestones before development begins.
  • Choose between fixed-price contracts for defined deliverables or hourly contracts for ongoing optimization.
  • Set clear milestones for larger projects such as architecture design, core implementation, tool integration, and deployment.
  • Rely on Upwork's Hourly Payment Protection and project funds features for security.

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How much does hiring a LangGraph specialist cost?

Hiring a LangGraph specialist typically ranges from $35 to $60 per hour, similar to other AI engineers. For pricing information on related specialties, see Upwork's rate guide for in-demand skills.ย 

Below are typical cost ranges for LangGraph projects commonly found on Upwork.

Single-agent workflow implementation

$500-$1,500/project

Entry-level to mid-level
  • One agentic workflow with basic state management
  • Single LangChain tool integration
  • Local deployment with documentation

Multiagent orchestration system

$2,000-$5,000/project

Mid-level to senior-level
  • Coordinated multiagent pipeline with tool integration
  • Human-in-the-loop approval workflows
  • LangSmith monitoring setup

Enterprise agentic AI application

$5,000-$15,000/project

Senior-level to expert
  • Production-grade agent system with advanced state persistence
  • Custom node types and security implementation
  • Full deployment and integration testing

Ongoing optimization and support

$1,500-$4,000/month

Mid-level to senior-level
  • Performance monitoring and agent refinement
  • Workflow updates and LangSmith analytics
  • Monthly reporting and improvements

AI architecture strategy and training

$10,000-$25,000/project

Expert or consultant-level
  • Agentic AI roadmap and framework evaluation
  • Multiteam training sessions
  • Governance planning and scalable infrastructure design

FAQs about LangGraph specialists

Frequently asked questions

Is hiring a LangGraph specialist worth it?

Yes, hiring a LangGraph specialist is worth it when your AI application needs are beyond simple chatbots or linear prompt chains. If you're building systems requiring multiple AI agents working together, complex decision-making with loops and branches, or stateful workflows, a specialist helps save significant time and avoid costly mistakes.

The learning curve for LangGraph is steep, requiring understanding of graph-based architectures and state management patterns. A specialist brings this expertise up front, providing ROI through faster time to market and scalable AI systems.

What should I look for in a LangGraph specialist's portfolio?

When reviewing a LangGraph specialistโ€™s portfolio, look for practical experience with complex agent systems, state management implementations, and tool integrations. Strong portfolios demonstrate multiagent examples showing coordination between specialized agents.

Additionally, look for production deployments with error handling, LangSmith monitoring, and scalability considerations. Clear documentation explaining architectural decisions and workflow diagrams indicates a qualified specialist.

Do I need a LangGraph specialist or can I use LangChain alone?

You can use LangChain alone for simpler applications with linear workflows, but you need a LangGraph specialist for cyclical workflows where agents loop back and refine their reasoning.

Consider LangGraph when you need complex state management, multiagent coordination, or human-in-the-loop workflows. A LangGraph specialist understands both frameworks and can recommend the right fit.

Whatโ€™s the difference between LangGraph and other agent frameworks?

LangGraph differentiates itself through explicit graph-based control flow and deep integration with the LangChain ecosystem. Unlike CrewAI or AutoGen which focus on autonomous multiagent collaboration, LangGraph gives developers precise control over workflow structure, state management, and native human oversight through pause points.