Research Engineer (RE2)

Barcelona Supercomputing Center; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 60.000 - 85.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Restaurant tickets

Private health insurance

Relocation support

Extensive training plan

Descripción de la vacante

Barcelona Supercomputing Center seeks a Research Engineer/Developer to advance Language Technologies in Applied Intelligence projects within a premier HPC environment. The role focuses on deploying NLP models, developing scalable AI experiments and collaborating with partners across Europe.

You will contribute to model deployment, data-driven evaluations, and the dissemination of results through talks and technical reports, supporting real-world AI deployments for science and industry.

Formación

• 3+ years of experience in data science and AI frameworks.
• Experience coding NLP applications in Python.
• Knowledge of version control tools and best practices.
• Familiarity with HPC environments.

Responsabilidades

• Assist AI users with implementation of BSC-developed resources, models and datasets.
• Support start-ups, SMEs, corporations, public institutions and academic organizations in developing AI applications.
• Plan, design and conduct evaluations of natural language platforms to identify development priorities.
• Technical English writing of project deliverables.
• Monitor state of the art in Language Technologies and needs of AI stakeholders.
• Advise external stakeholders on projects leveraging BSC AI infrastructures.
• Prepare and deliver talks about AI and its applications at technical forums.

Conocimientos

Data science

NLP programming

AI frameworks

Version control

Public speaking

HPC familiarity

Educación

Bachelor's degree in CS, telecoms, applied linguistics or related fields

Master's degree valued

Herramientas

Python

Descripción del empleo

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.

Job Reference

394_26_AII_AI_RE2

Position

Research Engineer (RE2)

Closing Date

Wednesday, 19 August, 2026

Reference

394_26_AII_AI_RE2

Job Title

Research 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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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 AI Institute at BSC has consolidated experience in several NLP areas, such as massive language model building, machine translation and unsupervised learning for under-resourced languages and domains. It has been entrusted by the Spanish and the Catalan governments to develop fundamental open-source resources and technologies for Spanish and Catalan. In connection with this, the AI Institute is currently in charge of two flagship projects at the national and regional level: the ALIA Plan, funded by the Spanish Secretariat of Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence, and the AINA project, aimed at developing AI resources for Catalan. In addition, the Unit participates in various EU-funded international projects.

The AI Institute at BSC is looking for a Research Engineer/Developer, with experience in Language Technologies, specifically in Applied Research and Large Language Model deployment, to contribute to the Applied Intelligence projects at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center.

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 and companies in different areas at the local and international levels.

Key Duties

• Assist AI users with the implementation of BSC-developed resources, models and datasets.
• Support start-ups, SMEs, corporations, public institutions and academic organizations in developing early-stage AI applications for real-world use cases.
• Plan, design and conduct evaluations of natural language platforms and applications to assess their capabilities and identify development priorities for delivering impactful outcomes.
• Technical English writing of project deliverables.
• Monitor and evaluate the state of the art in Language Technologies, as well as the needs and expectations of commercial AI stakeholders.
• Advise and support external stakeholders on projects that leverage BSC-developed AI infrastructures.
• Prepare and deliver talks about AI and its applications in top tier technical forums, as well as in less technical dissemination settings.

Requirements

• Education
  • Degree in Computer Science, Telecommunications, Applied linguistics or related disciplines. A Master’s degree will also be valued.
• Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
  • Demonstrated at least 3 years of experience in data science and the use of AI frameworks in relevant application areas.
  • Demonstrated experience in coding NLP applications in Python and other programming languages.
  • Knowledge of version control tools and best practices.
• Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
  • Strong understanding of technology life cycles, specially early stage development and prototyping.
  • Ability to design and deliver technical presentations and training on the application of AI technologies in real-world settings.
  • Experience working with real-world datasets and building scalable models from big datasets
  • Familiarity with HPC environments
• Competences
  • Fluency in spoken and written English (required), Spanish and Catalan. Knowledge of other European languages will also be highly valued.

Conditions

• The position will be located at BSC within the Life 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: 01/10/2026