Technical Lead - (Python, Azure, AI / Agentic systems)

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.

We champion human connection and face to face collaboration, so work in a hybrid way, with two days a week onsite in our London (Farringdon) office.

Role: The Technical Lead will oversee the day-to-day delivery of the workstream, partnering closely with the architecture team to define and own the technical direction for AI and Agentic capabilities on Azure using python, within a key client programme. The role sits closely with both business and technical teams, translating defined requirements into delivered solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own delivery, pace, and technical quality for a defined workstream
• Partner with architecture on AI / agentic approach on Azure
• Lead technical design in Python; own key technical decisions
• Engage with workstream business stakeholders
• Mentor engineers and raise the engineering bar
• Observe client policy and regulatory context that shapes delivery requirements

Required Skills / Experience:

• Strong hands-on Python skills
• Production experience on Azure (AKS, Functions, App Service, or equivalent)
• Designing and building AI / agentic systems (LLM orchestration, tool use, RAG, evaluation)
• Prior Technical Lead experience on delivery-focused teams
• Comfortable working with architects and business stakeholders
• Experience working in client facing roles, with the ability to engage with UK-based client stakeholders

Desirable Experience:

• UK energy / utilities sector experience
• MLOps / LLMOps experience on Azure Consulting / client-embedded delivery background

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]