AI Agent & Tool-Use Engineer (RE2)

Barcelona Supercomputing Center; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 80.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Restaurant tickets

Private health insurance

Relocation support

Flexible working hours

Training plan

Descripción de la vacante

Barcelona Supercomputing Center is seeking an AI Agent & Tool-Use Engineer (RE2) to join the Language Modeling Team. You will design and test agentic workflows, enhance model interactivity with MCP, and run post-training experiments in a high-end HPC environment.

The role requires hands-on experience with LLM fine-tuning, PyTorch, and tool-use patterns like ReAct. English proficiency is essential; Spanish language skills are valued and relocation support is provided.

Formación

• Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or related field.
• Solid experience in Fine-tuning and Post-training of Large Language Models.
• Proficiency in Python and Deep Learning libraries like PyTorch.
• Experience with Agentic AI patterns such as ReAct or autonomous tool-use.
• Familiarity with TRL, FastChat, NeMo-RL and MCP is desirable.
• Excellent English skills (written and spoken).

Responsabilidades

• Implement and test agentic workflows with multi-step reasoning and tool-use.
• Develop and refine Function Calling interfaces using MCP to enhance model interactivity.
• Run post-training experiments to improve agentic performance of models.
• Build and maintain evaluation pipelines for model-tool interactions.
• Collaborate with data teams to curate instruction datasets for dialogue and function execution.

Conocimientos

Python

PyTorch

ReAct

Post-training

Fine-tuning

English (written and spoken)

Educación

BSc in Computer Science or Mathematics

Herramientas

TRL

FastChat

NeMo-RL

Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Descripción del empleo

Starting date: ASAP

Job Reference 187_26_AII_LM_RE2

Position AI Agent & Tool-Use Engineer (RE2)

Closing Date Monday, 31 August, 2026

Reference: 187_26_AII_LM_RE2

Job title: AI Agent & Tool-Use Engineer (RE2)

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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Context And Mission

The Language Modeling Team at the newly created AI Institute hosted at BSC has consolidated experience in several NLP areas, such as massive language model building, biomedical text mining, and unsupervised learning for under-resourced languages and domains. It has been entrusted by the Spanish and the Catalan governments with the mission to develop fundamental open- source resources and technologies for Spanish and Catalan. In connection with this, the LM team is currently in charge of two flagship projects at the national and regional level: the ALIA project, funded by the Spanish Secretariat of Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence, and the AINA project, aimed at developing AI resources for Catalan, funded by the Catalan Digitalisation Department. In addition, the Unit participates in various EU funded international projects. In this context, the newly created AI Institute is looking for talent to help design and improve its operations and infrastructure.

The Language Modeling Team is looking for candidates with a background in computational linguistics with experience in Language Technologies, specifically in Deep Learning and large language model building, and possibly in other areas of Natural Language and Speech Processing.

The successful candidate will work in a highly sophisticated HPC environment, have access to state-of-the-art systems and computational infrastructures, and establish collaborations with experts in different areas at the local and international levels.

The researcher will implement innovative techniques for language modelling and evaluation in the HPC environment.

Key Duties

• Implement and test agentic workflows including multi-step reasoning and tool-use capabilities under the supervision of the senior architect.
• Develop and refine Function Calling interfaces and connectors using the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to enhance model interactivity.
• Execute post-training experiments using TRL, FastChat, and NeMo-RL to improve the agentic performance of small and large models.
• Build and maintain evaluation pipelines specifically designed to measure the reliability and safety of model-tool interactions.
• Collaborate with the data team to curate high-quality instruction datasets for task-oriented dialogue and function execution.

Requirements

• Education
  • Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or related.
• Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
  • Solid experience in Fine-tuning and Post-training of Large Language Models.
  • Proficiency in Python and Deep Learning libraries such as PyTorch.
  • Practical experience with Agentic AI patterns such as ReAct or autonomous tool-use.
  • Hands-on experience with modern post-training frameworks including TRL, FastChat, or NeMo-RL
  • Excellent level of English (written and spoken).
• Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
  • Familiarity with Model Context Protocol (MCP) and API integration for LLMs.
  • Knowledge of advanced preference alignment methods like DPO, GSPO, or CISPO.
  • Experience in developing benchmarking tools for function calling and reasoning.
  • Fluency in Spanish is highly valued.
  • Knowledge of co-official languages of Spain is a significant plus.
• Competences
  • Strong technical execution skills with a focus on reproducibility and clean code.
  • Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented research environment.
  • Proactive problem-solving mindset when dealing with complex system integrations.
  • Detail-oriented approach to evaluating model reliability and edge cases.

Conditions

• The position will be located at BSC within the Directors 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: ASAP

Development of the recruitment process

• 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.

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.

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