AI Technical Lead

AI Technical Lead About Us: ClearRoute is an engineering consultancy bridging Quality Engineering, Cloud Platforms and Developer Experience. We help enterprises reliably bring high-impact digital products to market faster, cheaper, and safer, working with technology leaders facing complex business challenges. We take as much pride in our people, culture and work-life balance as we do in making better software. We’re not just making better software. We’re making the making of software better. Collaborative, entrepreneurial and dedicated to problem solving, we bring the step change our customer need to sustain innovation. Our values challenge us to do the best we can for ClearRoute, our customers and most importantly our team. This is an opportunity for you to build the organisation from the ground up, use your voice to drive change and help transform organisations and problem domains. Role: In this role the AI Technical Lead will be working within a workstream focused on building an AI / Agentic capability on Azure using Python. The team will shape and deliver an early solution in partnership with the business, establishing the technical foundations, architecture, and product direction for the wider programme. The AI Technical Lead will run the day-to-day of the project, partner closely with architecture, and set the technical direction for an AI / agentic capability built on Azure in Python, working across engineering and product to turn early ideas into a delivered solution. Key Responsibilities: Run the project day-to-day; own delivery, pace, and quality Work with architecture to shape the technical approach for AI / agentic systems on Azure Lead technical design decisions and code direction in Python & TypeScript Partner with the Technical Product Manager to translate business outcomes into a working solution Mentor engineers and raise the bar on engineering practice Engage client stakeholders with clarity and confidence Required Experience: Tech lead experience on delivery-focused teams Experience designing and building AI / agentic systems (LLM orchestration, tool use, RAG, evaluation) Strong hands-on Python Experience with React Production experience on Azure (AKS, Functions, App Service, or equivalent) Comfortable working with architects and business stakeholders Good judgement on trade-offs in ambiguous, early-stage work Desirable Experience: Prior work in the UK energy / utilities sector Experience evaluating and productionising agentic frameworks (LangGraph, AutoGen, Semantic Kernel, etc.) Consulting background; comfortable in client-embedded delivery MLOps / LLMOps experience on Azure At ClearRoute, we believe diverse perspectives lead to better outcomes, and inclusion creates the conditions for everyone to thrive. We are proud to have built a family friendly working environment and have many employees who have caring responsibilities alongside work. We welcome applications from people who require flexibility and will be happy to discuss needs on an individual basis. We are committed to fostering a culture where all team members feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We celebrate individuality and our differences and understand that some differences may mean that you require changes made to the interview process. We are happy to cater to your needs to make the interview accessible, if this is something you require please let us know by emailing us at [email protected] Department Engineering Locations London, Manchester Remote status Hybrid Employment type Full-time