Applied AI Engineer — Build Production Automation (Remote)

Blacksmith Agency LLC; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 700,000 - 950,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work (Latin America & South Afr

Remote work (Latin America and South A

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency LLC is seeking an Applied AI Engineer to own and ship our internal automation roadmap. This builder role focuses on production systems atop AI models rather than training them.

You will translate a documented automation roadmap into shipped, reliable systems, collaborating with engineering and delivery leadership. Experience with LangChain, LangGraph and OpenAI/Anthropic APIs is essential.

Qualifications

• 2+ years building production software with Python or Node.js.
• Experience with LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI or AutoGen.
• Proven API integration with OpenAI or Anthropic (function calling, tool use, streaming).
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, webhooks and basic cloud deployment.
• English proficiency for async written work with a US-based team.

Responsibilities

• Own and ship our internal automation roadmap; this is a builder role.
• Turn documented automation roadmaps into shipped, working systems.
• Collaborate with engineering and delivery leadership to implement automation workflows.
• Develop agentic workflows using LangChain, LangGraph or equivalent frameworks.
• Create integrations with OpenAI and Anthropic APIs and related tooling.

Skills

Python

Node.js

LangChain

LangGraph

CrewAI

AutoGen

OpenAI API

Anthropic API

Function calling

Tool use

REST APIs

Webhooks

Cloud deployment

English (async)

Job description

Blacksmith Agency LLC is seeking an Applied AI Engineer to own and ship our internal automation roadmap. This builder role focuses on production systems atop AI models rather than training them.

You will translate a documented automation roadmap into shipped, reliable systems, collaborating with engineering and delivery leadership. Experience with LangChain, LangGraph and OpenAI/Anthropic APIs is essential.