Remote AI Automation Engineer - Production Systems Builder

Blacksmith Agency LLC; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is seeking an Automation Engineer to own and ship the internal automation roadmap. You will build production systems on top of AI models, not train them, collaborating with engineering and delivery leadership to turn a documented automation roadmap into shipped solutions.

The role requires building agentic workflows, integrating with OpenAI and Anthropic APIs, and delivering across WordPress, Figma, Google Workspace, and our internal CMS.

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

• Own and ship the internal automation roadmap.
• Turn documented roadmap of automation workflows into shipped, working systems.
• Work directly with engineering and delivery leadership to implement automation projects.
• Build agentic workflows using LangChain, LangGraph or equivalent frameworks.
• Develop integrations across WordPress, Figma, Google Workspace and internal CMS.

Skills

Python

Node.js

REST APIs

Asynchronous collaboration

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

CrewAI

AutoGen

OpenAI API

Anthropic API

Job description

Blacksmith Agency is seeking an Automation Engineer to own and ship the internal automation roadmap. You will build production systems on top of AI models, not train them, collaborating with engineering and delivery leadership to turn a documented automation roadmap into shipped solutions.

The role requires building agentic workflows, integrating with OpenAI and Anthropic APIs, and delivering across WordPress, Figma, Google Workspace, and our internal CMS.