Senior Research Engineer - Machine Learning Operations (RE3)

Reference: 454_36_CS_CTHPC_RE3

Job title: Senior Research Engineer - Machine Learning Operations (RE3)

About BSC

The Barcelona Supercomputing Center - Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) is the leading supercomputing center in Spain. It houses MareNostrum, one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe, was a founding and hosting member of the former European HPC infrastructure PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe), and is now hosting entity for EuroHPC JU, the Joint Undertaking that leads large-scale investments and HPC provision in Europe. The mission of BSC is to research, develop and manage information technologies in order to facilitate scientific progress. BSC combines HPC service provision and R&D into both computer and computational science (life, earth and engineering sciences) under one roof, and currently has over 1000 staff from 60 countries.

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We are particularly interested for this role in the strengths and lived experiences of women and underrepresented groups to help us avoid perpetuating biases and oversights in science and IT research. In instances of equal merit, the incorporation of the under-represented sex will be favoured.

We promote Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, fostering an environment where each and every one of us is appreciated for who we are, regardless of our differences.

If you consider that you do not meet all the requirements, we encourage you to continue applying for the job offer. We value diversity of experiences and skills, and you could bring unique perspectives to our team.

Context And Mission

The data-centric computing group from the computer science department at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center searches for 1 Research Senior Engineer on Machine Learning Operations and High-Performance Computing, willing to work on MLOps research and support for research in a EU project, for the course 2026-2029.

The main objective is to participate in European research projects focused on advancing on distributed machine learning technologies, towards Cloud-Edge orchestration of applications, including distributed machine learning, knowledge discovery and data mining. The use cases for these applications will be LLM orchestration. For this, we're looking for a Research Senior Engineer to join the DCC group and help in different research tasks on managing Cloud-Edge, AI-related applications and Federated Learning, on High-Performance Computing architectures. The mentioned tasks involve helping on academic tasks as experimenting with containerized architectures, AI/ML platforms, Serverless architectures, also communicate research results (writing scientific papers, assisting to scientific conferences, ...).

Key Duties

• Assist on research projects, experiments, technology deployments.

• Participate on research production (papers, publications, demos and prototypes).

• Assist of PhD Students on HPC topics.

• Contribute to collaborations with different international research partners

• Give mutual support to other researchers in the project and research group.

Requirements

• Education

  • M.Sc. on Computer Sciences, Computer Architecture or equivalent.

• Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience

  • Minimum 5 years of experience on the field.
  • Domain on Data Analytics, High-Performance Computing and Federated Learning topics.
  • Scientific papers (conference and journal) preparation, publication and dissemination

• Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience

  • Basic skills on Big Data platforms and technologies (Spark, Ray, Flink, etc...)
  • Skills on Data Analytics, Distributed machine learning and databases
  • Skills on Cloud Computing technologies and Serverless.
  • Skills on Reproducible Research (Notebooks, GIT, etc...)
  • Understanding of high performance computing and distributed system concepts

• Competences

  • Good English communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and in the context of a team/project
  • Flexible work schedule and available for travelling

Conditions

• The position will be located at BSC within the Computer Sciences Department

• We offer a full-time contract (35h/week), a good working environment, a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructure, flexible working hours, extensive training plan, restaurant tickets, private health insurance, support to the relocation procedures

• Duration: Open-ended contract due to technical and scientific activities linked to the project and budget duration

• Holidays: 22 days of holidays + 6 personal days + 24th and 31st of December per our collective agreement

• Salary: we offer a competitive salary commensurate with the qualifications and experience of the candidate and according to the cost of living in Barcelona

• Starting date: Nov 2026

Applications procedure and process

All applications must be submitted via the BSC website and contain:

• A full CV in English including contact details

• A cover/motivation letter with a statement of interest in English, clearly specifying for which specific area and topics the applicant wishes to be considered. Additionally, two references for further contacts must be included. Applications without this document will not be considered.

Development of the recruitment process

The selection will be carried out through a competitive examination system ("Concurso-Oposición"). The recruitment process consists of two phases:

• Curriculum Analysis: Evaluation of previous experience and/or scientific history, degree, training, and other professional information relevant to the position. - 40 points
• Interview phase: The highest-rated candidates at the curriculum level will be invited to the interview phase, conducted by the corresponding department and Human Resources. In this phase, technical competencies, knowledge, skills, and professional experience related to the position, as well as the required personal competencies, will be evaluated. - 60 points. A minimum of 30 points out of 60 must be obtained to be eligible for the position.

The recruitment panel will be composed of at least three people, ensuring at least 25% representation of women.

In accordance with OTM-R principles, a gender-balanced recruitment panel is formed for each vacancy at the beginning of the process. After reviewing the content of the applications, the panel will begin the interviews, with at least one technical and one administrative interview. At a minimum, a personality questionnaire as well as a technical exercise will be conducted during the process.

The panel will make a final decision, and all individuals who participated in the interview phase will receive feedback with details on the acceptance or rejection of their profile.

At BSC, we seek continuous improvement in our recruitment processes. For any suggestions or comments/complaints about our recruitment processes, please contact recruitment [at] bsc [dot] es. For more information, please follow this link.

Deadline

The vacancy will remain open until a suitable candidate has been hired. Applications will be regularly reviewed and potential candidates will be contacted.

OTM-R principles for selection processes

BSC-CNS is committed to the principles of the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers of the European Commission and the Open, Transparent and Merit-based Recruitment principles (OTM-R). This is applied for any potential candidate in all our processes, for example by creating gender-balanced recruitment panels and recognizing career breaks etc. BSC-CNS is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We are pleased to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or any other basis protected by applicable state or local law. For more information follow this link