Remote AI Automation Engineer - Build Production Systems

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Mbombela (Nelspruit); Remote; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is seeking an Automation Engineer to own and ship our internal automation roadmap. This builder role focuses on production systems over AI models, not model training, working with LangChain and related frameworks.

You will collaborate with engineering and delivery leadership to convert a documented automation roadmap into shipped workflows, leveraging OpenAI/Anthropic APIs and integrations across tools and platforms.

Qualifications

• 2+ years building production software with Python or Node.js.
• Hands-on experience with agent frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen).
• 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 an internal automation roadmap end-to-end.
• Turn documented roadmaps into shipped production systems on top of AI models.
• Collaborate with engineering and delivery leadership to deliver workflows.

Skills

Python

Node.js

REST APIs

Webhooks

Cloud deployment

API integration

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

CrewAI

AutoGen

OpenAI API

Anthropic API

Job description

Blacksmith Agency is seeking an Automation Engineer to own and ship our internal automation roadmap. This builder role focuses on production systems over AI models, not model training, working with LangChain and related frameworks.

You will collaborate with engineering and delivery leadership to convert a documented automation roadmap into shipped workflows, leveraging OpenAI/Anthropic APIs and integrations across tools and platforms.