AI Automation Engineer: Build Production Workflows (Remote)

Blacksmith Agency LLC; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency LLC is seeking an Automation Engineer to own and ship the internal automation roadmap. This is a builder role focused on production systems rather than research, built on top of AI models.

You will work with engineering and delivery leadership to convert a documented roadmap of automation workflows into shipped, working systems, showcasing experience with LangChain and related frameworks.

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 the internal automation roadmap.
• Build production systems on top of AI models; this is a builder role, not a research role.
• Turn documented automation roadmaps into shipped workflows and systems.
• Collaborate with engineering and delivery leadership to implement automation across tools and platforms.
• Demonstrate hands-on experience with agent frameworks and API integrations.

Skills

Python

Node.js

English (written)

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

CrewAI

AutoGen

OpenAI API

Anthropic API

REST APIs

Job description

Blacksmith Agency LLC is seeking an Automation Engineer to own and ship the internal automation roadmap. This is a builder role focused on production systems rather than research, built on top of AI models.

You will work with engineering and delivery leadership to convert a documented roadmap of automation workflows into shipped, working systems, showcasing experience with LangChain and related frameworks.