AI Developer (Remote, Benoni)

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Benoni; Remote; ZAR 420,000 - 780,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is hiring an AI Developer to own and ship our internal automation roadmap. This builder role focuses on production systems built on top of AI models, not on training them. You will collaborate with engineering and delivery leadership to turn a documented roadmap into deployed automation workflows.

The role requires hands-on experience with LangChain or similar frameworks, API integrations with OpenAI or Anthropic, and delivering scalable automation across our stack.

Qualifications

• Proven production software experience in Python or Node.js.
• Experience with building and shipping automation workflows.
• Strong API integration experience with OpenAI or Anthropic.

Responsibilities

• Build agentic workflows using LangChain or equivalent frameworks.
• Integrate with OpenAI and Anthropic APIs (tool use and function calling).
• Develop internal tools to reduce manual hours across workflows.
• Create automation pipelines connecting tools in the design and development stack.
• Work with engineering and delivery leadership to ship automation roadmaps.

Skills

Python

Node.js

REST APIs

Cloud deployment basics

English communication

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

CrewAI

AutoGen

OpenAI API

Anthropic API

Job description

About The Role

Blacksmith Agency is building an AI automation layer into every part of how we work. As AI Developer at Blacksmith, you own and ship our internal automation roadmap. This is a builder role, not a research role. You will not be training models, you will be building production systems on top of them.

Blacksmith Agency

• Engineering


• Full time


• Remote (Latin America and South Africa)

About The Role

Blacksmith Agency is building an AI automation layer into every part of how we work. As AI Developer at Blacksmith, you own and ship our internal automation roadmap. This is a builder role, not a research role. You will not be training models, you will be building production systems on top of them. You work directly with engineering and delivery leadership to take a documented roadmap of automation workflows and turn them into shipped, working systems. This role is for someone who has already built things with LLMs and can show it.

What You Will Build

• Agentic workflows using LangChain, LangGraph or equivalent frameworks.


• Integrations with Anthropic and OpenAI APIs including tool use and function calling.


• Internal tools that reduce manual hours across our design and development production process.


• Automation pipelines connecting WordPress, Figma, Google Workspace and our internal CMS.


• MCP server integrations as part of our broader AI stack.

What You Bring

• 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.