Remote ML Engineer — AI Automation & Production Systems

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Polokwane; Remote; ZAR 700,000 - 950,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

Blacksmith Agency is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to own and ship our internal automation roadmap. This builder role focuses on production systems, not research, and you will work on end-to-end automation across our stack from design to deployment.

You will implement agent-based workflows, integrate with OpenAI and Anthropic APIs, and build scalable automation pipelines that reduce manual hours across our design and development processes.

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).

Responsibilities

• Own and ship internal automation roadmap by building production systems.
• Integrate with OpenAI and Anthropic APIs for tool use and function calling.
• Develop agent-based workflows using LangChain, LangGraph or equivalent frameworks.
• Deploy automation pipelines connecting WordPress, Figma, Google Workspace and internal CMS.

Skills

Python

Node.js

LangChain

LangGraph

CrewAI

AutoGen

REST APIs

APIs

English

Tools

OpenAI API

Anthropic API

Job description

Blacksmith Agency is seeking a Machine Learning Engineer to own and ship our internal automation roadmap. This builder role focuses on production systems, not research, and you will work on end-to-end automation across our stack from design to deployment.

You will implement agent-based workflows, integrate with OpenAI and Anthropic APIs, and build scalable automation pipelines that reduce manual hours across our design and development processes.