Automation Engineer: AI Workflows & Production Systems (Remote)

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Arkansas; Remote; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is building an AI automation layer across its operations. As Automation Engineer, you will own and ship our internal automation roadmap, focusing on production systems built on top of LLMs. This is a builder role, not a researcher, and you will not train models.

You will work with engineering and delivery leadership to convert a documented automation roadmap into shipped, reliable systems, leveraging LangChain, LangGraph, and API integrations with OpenAI and Anthropic.

Qualifications

• 2+ years building production software with Python or Node.js.
• Hands-on experience with LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen or similar agent frameworks.
• Proven API integration work with OpenAI or Anthropic (function calling, tool use, streaming).
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, webhooks and basic cloud deployment.
• English sufficient for async written work with a US-based team.

Responsibilities

• Own and ship internal automation roadmap as part of Blacksmith's AI stack.
• Turn documented automation workflows into shipped, working systems.
• Collaborate with engineering and delivery leadership to implement scalable automation.
• Demonstrate prior work with LLMs and live production systems.

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

OpenAI API

Anthropic API

REST APIs

Async workflows

Job description

Blacksmith Agency is building an AI automation layer across its operations. As Automation Engineer, you will own and ship our internal automation roadmap, focusing on production systems built on top of LLMs. This is a builder role, not a researcher, and you will not train models.

You will work with engineering and delivery leadership to convert a documented automation roadmap into shipped, reliable systems, leveraging LangChain, LangGraph, and API integrations with OpenAI and Anthropic.