AI Automation Engineer — Build Production Systems (Remote)

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Benoni; Remote; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is seeking an AI Engineer to own and ship our internal automation roadmap. This builder role focuses on production systems rather than model training, leveraging LangChain, LangGraph and related frameworks to create agentic workflows.

You will collaborate with engineering and delivery leadership to turn a documented automation roadmap into shipped, working systems. Remote work is supported in Latin America and South Africa.

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

• Build agentic workflows using LangChain, LangGraph or equivalent frameworks.
• Integrate with Anthropic and OpenAI APIs including tool use and function calling.
• Develop internal tools to reduce manual hours across our design and development production process.
• Create automation pipelines connecting WordPress, Figma, Google Workspace and our internal CMS.
• Include MCP server integrations as part of our broader AI stack.

Skills

Python

Node.js

REST APIs

Webhooks

Cloud deployment

English for async work

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

CrewAI

AutoGen

OpenAI API

Anthropic API

Job description

Blacksmith Agency is seeking an AI Engineer to own and ship our internal automation roadmap. This builder role focuses on production systems rather than model training, leveraging LangChain, LangGraph and related frameworks to create agentic workflows.

You will collaborate with engineering and delivery leadership to turn a documented automation roadmap into shipped, working systems. Remote work is supported in Latin America and South Africa.