Remote AI Automation Engineer: Build Production Workflows

Blacksmith Agency LLC; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 1,503,000 - 2,504,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is seeking an AI Automation Engineer to own and ship our internal automation roadmap. This builder role focuses on production systems on top of AI models, not model training.

You will collaborate with engineering and delivery leadership to turn a documented automation roadmap into shipped workflows that save manual hours. The role requires hands-on experience with LangChain/LangGraph, OpenAI/Anthropic integrations, and cloud deployment.

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 agentic workflows using LangChain, LangGraph or equivalents.
• Integrations with Anthropic and OpenAI APIs including tool use and function calling.
• Develop internal tools to reduce manual hours across production processes.
• Create automation pipelines connecting WordPress, Figma, Google Workspace and our internal CMS.
• Handle MCP server integrations as part of the AI stack.

Skills

Python

Node.js

LangChain

LangGraph

CrewAI

AutoGen

OpenAI API

Anthropic API

REST APIs

Webhooks

Cloud deployment

English proficiency

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

CrewAI

AutoGen

OpenAI API

Anthropic API

Job description

Blacksmith Agency is seeking an AI Automation Engineer to own and ship our internal automation roadmap. This builder role focuses on production systems on top of AI models, not model training.

You will collaborate with engineering and delivery leadership to turn a documented automation roadmap into shipped workflows that save manual hours. The role requires hands-on experience with LangChain/LangGraph, OpenAI/Anthropic integrations, and cloud deployment.