Remote AI Automation Engineer - Build Production Systems

Blacksmith Agency LLC; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 600,000 - 980,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency LLC is seeking an AI Engineer to own and ship the internal automation roadmap. This builder role focuses on production systems rather than research and requires hands-on work with LLMs.

You will implement agent workflows, API integrations with OpenAI/Anthropic, and build tools that streamline design and development processes. Remote work is possible from Latin America and South Africa.

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.
• English sufficient for async written work with a US-based team.

Responsibilities

• Own and ship internal automation roadmap; build production systems on top of AI models.
• Turn documented automation workflows into shipped, working systems.
• Collaborate with engineering and delivery leadership to implement automation.
• Develop agent-based workflows and integrate with external AI APIs.

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

CrewAI

AutoGen

OpenAI API

Anthropic API

Job description

Blacksmith Agency LLC is seeking an AI Engineer to own and ship the internal automation roadmap. This builder role focuses on production systems rather than research and requires hands-on work with LLMs.

You will implement agent workflows, API integrations with OpenAI/Anthropic, and build tools that streamline design and development processes. Remote work is possible from Latin America and South Africa.