Remote ML Automation Engineer (LLM Pipelines)

Blacksmith Agency LLC; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is building an AI automation layer into every part of how we work. As a Machine Learning Engineer, you will own and ship the internal automation roadmap, building production systems on top of AI models rather than conducting research.

You will collaborate with engineering and delivery leadership to translate roadmaps into working automation workflows. This is a builder role requiring hands-on experience with LLMs and production 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

• Own and ship the internal automation roadmap.
• Build production systems on top of AI models.
• Turn documented automation roadmaps into shipped workflows.
• Integrations with APIs and tools, enabling automation across teams.
• Develop internal tools to reduce manual hours in workflows.

Skills

Python

Node.js

Production software

REST APIs

Cloud deployment

English for async work

Team collaboration

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

CrewAI

AutoGen

OpenAI API

Anthropic API

Job description

Blacksmith Agency is building an AI automation layer into every part of how we work. As a Machine Learning Engineer, you will own and ship the internal automation roadmap, building production systems on top of AI models rather than conducting research.

You will collaborate with engineering and delivery leadership to translate roadmaps into working automation workflows. This is a builder role requiring hands-on experience with LLMs and production systems.