Automation Engineer (Remote, Bellville)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work (Latin America & South Afr

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is building an AI automation layer into every part of how we work. As Automation Engineer at Blacksmith, you will own and ship our internal automation roadmap, building production systems on top of AI models rather than training them.

You will collaborate with engineering and delivery leadership to turn a documented automation roadmap into shipped, working systems. This is a builder role requiring hands-on implementation with LangChain, OpenAI/Anthropic APIs, and REST

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

• Build and ship automation workflows and production systems.
• Collaborate with engineering and delivery leadership to turn roadmaps into shipped systems.
• Develop agentic workflows using LangChain, LangGraph or equivalent frameworks.
• Integrate with OpenAI/Anthropic APIs including function calling and tool use.
• Connect internal tools and services to automate design and development workflows.

Skills

Python/Node.js

LangChain/LangGraph

OpenAI/Anthropic API integration

REST APIs/webhooks

Async English communication

Tools

LangChain

Job description

About The Role

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

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.