Ai Agent Full Stack Developer

ABOUT THE ROLE
Our client is looking for an experienced AI Agent Full Stack Developer to design, build and deploy intelligent AI-powered applications and autonomous agent systems.
You will work across the AI, backend and frontend stack, turning business requirements into scalable AI solutions. This is a hands-on development role for someone who understands both modern software engineering and the practical implementation of LLMs, AI agents and automation.
The ideal candidate is highly technical, curious about emerging AI technologies and comfortable working independently in a fully remote environment.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Design, develop and deploy AI agents and AI-powered applications
Build full-stack applications from backend services through to user-facing interfaces
Integrate LLMs, APIs, tools and external data sources
Develop agent workflows, orchestration and automation
Build reliable APIs and backend services
Develop responsive and intuitive frontend interfaces
Implement RAG, vector databases, embeddings and knowledge retrieval
Integrate AI solutions with existing business systems and third-party platforms
Test, debug and optimise AI agents and applications
Monitor AI performance, reliability and scalability
Maintain clean, secure and well-documented code
Stay current with developments in AI agents, LLMs and generative AI
REQUIREMENTS
3+ years of professional full-stack development experience
Hands-on experience developing AI agents or AI-powered applications
Strong Python and/or JavaScript/TypeScript development skills
Experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React or Next.js
Strong backend development and API integration experience
Practical experience working with LLMs and AI APIs
Experience with RAG, embeddings and vector databases
Understanding of agent frameworks/orchestration tools
Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases
Strong Git and software development practices
Experience building and deploying applications to cloud environments
Strong problem-solving and debugging ability
Excellent written and verbal communication
Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment
ADVANTAGEOUS
Experience with LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen or similar
Experience with OpenAI, Anthropic or other major LLM APIs
Experience with MCP (Model Context Protocol)
Docker and containerisation experience
AWS, Azure or GCP experience
CI/CD and DevOps experience
Experience building production-grade autonomous agents
Experience with AI evaluation, observability and guardrails
Experience integrating AI with SaaS platforms and business workflows
IDEAL CANDIDATE
You are a hands-on builder who enjoys solving complex problems and experimenting with new AI technologies. You understand that building an AI agent is more than simply connecting an LLM to an API — you can design the surrounding architecture, tools, workflows, integrations and user experience required to make the solution work reliably in production.
You are comfortable working across the stack, take ownership of your work and can operate effectively without constant supervision.
Fully remote | South Africa | Full-Time

Work arrangement
No