AI Software Engineer (Remote, Welkom)

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

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is building an AI automation layer across its operations. As an AI Software Engineer, you own and ship the internal automation roadmap, crafting production systems on top of AI models rather than training them.

This builder role emphasizes delivering concrete integrations and tools, with hands-on work on LangChain, API integrations with OpenAI/Anthropic, and automation pipelines across your stack.

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.

Responsibilities

• Own and ship the internal automation roadmap.
• Build production systems on top of AI models, not training them.
• Develop agentic workflows and integrations with external APIs.
• Create automation pipelines connecting key tools and services.

Skills

Python

Node.js

REST APIs

English

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

CrewAI

AutoGen

Job description

About The Role

Blacksmith Agency is building an AI automation layer into every part of how we work. As AI Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer 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.

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.