Lead Agent Engineer (Langchain)
Focused · Chicago, Illinois, United States
Posted 15 days ago · $175,000 - $250,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 15 days Focused's roles stay open a median of 66 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 63% of Focused's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Focused
- high 16 stale, 1 reposted of 24 open
- Hiring momentum
- 26 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-08
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Focused's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Focused.
About this role
As a Lead Agent Engineer at Focused, you will build AI-enabled applications using LangChain and LLMs, leading teams through the entire software delivery process. Your role involves mentoring developers, ensuring code quality through TDD, and collaborating with various stakeholders to deliver valuable software. You will also influence technical direction and experiment with new patterns in the GenAI space.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 5/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Focused as an employer.
What you need
- Deep expertise in LangChain, LangGraph and LangSmith
- Experience leading engineering teams
- Hands-on full stack engineering experience
- Strong track record of delivering software in collaborative, agile environments
- Experience with multiple languages or frameworks (e.g., Python, Node, Java, React, Next.js)
- Understanding of TDD and code quality importance
What you get
- Base salary range of $175,000 - $250,000
- Opportunity to work in a collaborative and agile environment
- Mentorship opportunities
- Involvement in innovative AI projects
Worth weighing
- Role requires being in the Chicago office three days per week
- Up to 20% travel within the United States
- No visa sponsorship available
Summarised from Focused's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Focused on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-08. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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