Remote AI Automation Engineer - Build Production Systems

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Paarl; Remote; ZAR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

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 will work directly with engineering and delivery leadership to turn a documented roadmap of automation workflows into shipped, working systems.

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

• Agentic workflows using LangChain, LangGraph or equivalent frameworks.
• Integrations with OpenAI and Anthropic 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.

Skills

Python

Node.js

LangChain

LangGraph

CrewAI

AutoGen

API integration

REST APIs

English comms

Tools

OpenAI API

Anthropic API

REST APIs

Job description

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 will work directly with engineering and delivery leadership to turn a documented roadmap of automation workflows into shipped, working systems.