AI Engineer

Location United Employment Type Contract Location Type Remote Department Production Development **AI ENGINEER (LATAM, Remote)** 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\) * 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