Remote Production ML Engineer - AI Automation Integrations

Blacksmith Agency LLC; Upington; Remote; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; 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 on top of LLMs rather than training models, enabling practical delivery across teams.

You will work with engineering and delivery leadership to convert a documented automation roadmap into shipped workflows and integrations, including external APIs and internal CMS tools, in a remote, international setup.

Qualifications

• 2+ years building production software with Python or Node.js.
• Hands-on experience with LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, or AutoGen.
• Proven API integration work with OpenAI or Anthropic (function calling, tool use).
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, webhooks, and basic cloud deployment.
• English: sufficient for async written collaboration with a US-based team.

Responsibilities

• Own and ship automation workflows from roadmap to production.
• Build production systems on top of LLMs, not training models.
• Collaborate with engineering and delivery leadership to execute the automation roadmap.
• Integrations with external APIs and internal tools.

Skills

Python/Node.js development

LangChain

LangGraph

CrewAI / AutoGen

OpenAI API integration

Anthropic API integration

REST APIs / webhooks

Cloud deployment basics

Async English communication

Tools

LangChain

LangGraph

CrewAI

AutoGen

OpenAI API

Anthropic API

REST APIs

Webhooks

Cloud Deployment

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 on top of LLMs rather than training models, enabling practical delivery across teams.

You will work with engineering and delivery leadership to convert a documented automation roadmap into shipped workflows and integrations, including external APIs and internal CMS tools, in a remote, international setup.