Remote LLM Automation Engineer

Blacksmith Agency LLC; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 1,836,000 - 2,838,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency LLC is building an AI automation layer into every part of how we work. As LLM 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. We are a fully remote team spanning Latin America and South Africa, looking for engineers who can ship reliable software and API integrations.

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 equivalent frameworks.
• Integrate with OpenAI and Anthropic APIs including tool use and function calling.
• Develop internal tools to reduce manual hours in design and development production.
• Create automation pipelines connecting WordPress, Figma, Google Workspace and our internal CMS.
• Implement 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 (written)

Job description

Blacksmith Agency LLC is building an AI automation layer into every part of how we work. As LLM 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. We are a fully remote team spanning Latin America and South Africa, looking for engineers who can ship reliable software and API integrations.