AI Automation Engineer: Build Production Workflows (Remote)

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Boksburg; Remote; ZAR 420,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is seeking an AI Automation Engineer to own and ship our internal automation roadmap. This builder role focuses on producing production systems atop AI models, not training them, and requires hands-on work with LangChain/LangGraph and API integration.

You will collaborate with engineering and delivery leadership to translate a documented automation roadmap into shipped, reliable systems, leveraging OpenAI/Anthropic APIs and internal tools for workflow automation.

Qualifications

• 2+ years building production software with Python or Node.js.
• 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 cloud deployment.
• English ability sufficient for async written work with a US-based team.

Responsibilities

• Own and ship the internal automation roadmap.
• Turn documented automation workflows into shipped, working systems.
• Collaborate with engineering and delivery leadership to implement automation.
• Build integrations with AI APIs and internal tools.

Skills

Python

Node.js

LangChain

LangGraph

CrewAI

AutoGen

API integration

Tools

REST APIs

Webhooks

Cloud deployment

Job description

Blacksmith Agency is seeking an AI Automation Engineer to own and ship our internal automation roadmap. This builder role focuses on producing production systems atop AI models, not training them, and requires hands-on work with LangChain/LangGraph and API integration.

You will collaborate with engineering and delivery leadership to translate a documented automation roadmap into shipped, reliable systems, leveraging OpenAI/Anthropic APIs and internal tools for workflow automation.