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AI Engineer - Automation & Agentic Workflows

blacksmith agency • South Africa
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AI Summary

We are hiring an AI Engineer to own and ship our internal automation roadmap, building production systems that integrate LLMs into our WordPress development and delivery workflows. You will design and implement agentic pipelines, API integrations, and internal tools that reduce manual work across design, development, and content generation. The ideal candidate has 2+ years of production software experience with Python or Node.js and a proven track record of shipping AI-powered automation systems.

Key Highlights
Direct investment in the company's AI automation layer, working closely with engineering and delivery leadership
Build agentic workflows using LangChain, LangGraph, or equivalent frameworks with Anthropic and OpenAI APIs
Contract role with a conversion path to full-time based on performance, fully remote and async-first
Key Responsibilities
Own and ship the internal automation roadmap for AI-assisted WordPress development and content generation
Build agentic workflows using LangChain, LangGraph, or equivalent frameworks
Develop integrations with Anthropic and OpenAI APIs including tool use, function calling, and streaming
Create internal tools that reduce manual hours across design and development production processes
Build automation pipelines connecting WordPress, Figma, Google Workspace, and internal CMS/component library
Implement MCP (Model Context Protocol) server integrations as part of the broader AI stack
Technical Skills Required
Python LangChain OpenAI API
Benefits & Perks
Fully remote, async-first work
Direct access to leadership with fast feedback loops
Contract role with conversion path to full-time based on performance
Nice to Have
WordPress or PHP experience
Familiarity with Figma APIs or design tooling
Google Apps Script or Workspace automation experience
Background in web production, digital agencies, or similar environments
Experience with n8n, Make, or similar workflow automation platforms

Job Description


AI ENGINEER (LATAM, RSA)

Blacksmith Agency | Full-Time Contract | Remote

About Blacksmith Agency

Blacksmith Agency (BSA) is a fully remote WordPress design and development agency of ~40 people headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. We build high-performance websites for growth-focused companies across the US. We're not a typical agency. We run a sales engine, a production system and a growing AI automation layer that we're building into every part of how we work.

This role is a direct investment in that automation layer.

THE ROLE

We're hiring an AI Engineer to 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.

You'll work directly with our engineering and delivery leadership to take a well-documented roadmap of automation workflows (AI-assisted WordPress development, content generation, agentic pipelines) and turn them into shipped, working systems.

This role is for someone who has already built things with LLMs and can show it.

What You'll Build

  • Agentic workflows using LangChain, LangGraph or equivalent frameworks
  • Integrations with Anthropic and OpenAI APIs including tool use and function calling
  • Internal tools that reduce manual hours across our design and development production process
  • Automation pipelines that connect WordPress, Figma, Google Workspace and our internal CMS/component library
  • MCP (Model Context Protocol) server integrations as part of our broader AI stack

What We Need

Required:

  • 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
  • Solid version control habits
  • English proficiency sufficient for async written communication with a US-based team

Strong bonus:

  • WordPress or PHP experience
  • Familiarity with Figma APIs or design tooling
  • Google Apps Script or Workspace automation experience
  • Background in web production, digital agencies or similar environments
  • Experience with n8n, Make or similar workflow automation platforms

What We Don't Need

  • A degree from a specific school
  • Experience at a well-known tech company
  • A polished resume full of buzzwords

We care about what you've built and whether it works.

How We Work

  • Fully remote, async-first
  • Phoenix, AZ timezone preferred but not required (MST, UTC-7) or East Coast Hours
  • Contract engagement to start, with conversion path based on performance
  • Direct access to leadership, no bureaucracy, fast feedback loops

How To Apply

Send a short message and 2 to 3 examples of AI or automation systems you've built. GitHub repos, deployed tools, Loom walkthroughs, or any format that shows the work. No cover letter templates. Just show us what you've shipped.


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