Workflow Management Software Engineer (RE2)

Barcelona Supercomputing Center; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 45.000 - 65.000; Jornada completa

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Descripción de la vacante

Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) in Barcelona, Spain, is seeking a Workflow Management Software Engineer (RE2) to advance end-to-end workflows for Earth-Sciences simulations on state-of-the-art HPC platforms. You will develop, test, and maintain modeling workflows and contribute to cross-cutting HPC challenges.

Ideal candidates have strong Python 3 skills, UNIX/Linux experience, and proficiency in workflow tools. English fluency is required; a Master’s is valued.

Formación

• Bachelor in Computer Science or related discipline.
• Master’s degree will be valued.

Responsabilidades

• Coordinate the Autosubmit workflow engine development, testing, improvements, and documentation.
• Contribute to development strategy by analysing user needs and other workflow tools.
• Identify priorities and contribute to short/medium-term plans.
• Improve convergence and efficiency of workflows in the department.
• Support users inside and outside the center by adding new features.
• Maintain deployment on different HPC platforms.
• Publish updates and docs to Git and PyPi.

Conocimientos

Python 3

OOP

UNIX/Linux

Scripting (bash)

Unit testing

Git

SVN

NumPy/ SciPy

English fluency

Educación

Bachelor in Computer Science

Master’s degree valued

Herramientas

Git

SVN

Descripción del empleo

Job Reference

354_26_ES_EMW_RE2

Position

Workflow Management Software Engineer (RE2)

Closing Date

Thursday, 31 December, 2026

Reference: 354_26_ES_EMW_RE2 Job title: Workflow Management Software 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

In the framework of the Earth-Sciences department, the candidate will substantially improve the efficiency and productivity of numerical weather and climate simulations on high-performance computing platforms by supporting the end-to-end workflows of global Earth system modeling in HPC environments.

This will be obtained by improving and supporting: the development and operation of modeling workflows on state-of-the‑art supercomputer systems, and the usability of these models and tools throughout the European HPC ecosystem.

The candidate will develop solutions for cross-cutting HPC challenges, in particular in the weather and climate domain, and help to develop existing workflow orchestration software.

Key Duties

• Coordinate the BSC activities related to the technical development, testing, improvements, and documentation of the Autosubmit workflow engine.
• Contribute to the Autosubmit development strategy by analyzing the user needs and learning from the benefits and disadvantages of the most used workflow. tools in the Earth Sciences domain.
• Identify priorities, find gaps in the plan, and contribute to the short and medium-term strategy to ensure objectives are met.
• Contribute to the convergence and efficiency of the different workflows running in the department.
• Support the users inside and outside the BSC center by adding new features to the existing and new tools.
• Maintain the operational deployment on different HPC platforms.
• Maintain the software in Git and deploy it to the HPC module and to the PyPi repository, publishing both source code updates and documentation.
• Facilitate the adoption of the solutions developed through workshops and seminars in and out of the department.
• Disseminate the results obtained through peer-review publications and presentations at conferences.

Requirements

• Education
  • Having a Bachelor in Computer Science or related discipline.
  • Having a Master’s degree will be valued.
• Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
  • Excellent development skills in Python 3 and OOP, and experience with UNIX/LINUX environments and scripting languages (bash, …)
  • Experience writing and maintaining tests (unit, functional, ...)
• Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
  • Experience in version control in a collaborative environment, including SVN or Git
  • Previous experience in scientific Python packages (Python Numpy, Scipy, …) will be valued
  • Previous experience in a scientific area related to the research position will be appreciated
  • Previous experience with workflow management solutions will be highly valued.
  • Good documentation skills, applied to software code documentation for other developers, and also general documentation for users.
  • Fluency in English
• Competences
  • Capacity to interact and build strong relations with both Earth and Computer scientists
  • Excellent problem-solving skills with a proactive approach
  • Willingness and capacity to learn about new technologies and procedures
  • Capacity to work and communicate in an international and interdisciplinary working environment
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to take initiative, prioritize and work under set deadlines and under pressure
  • Ability to work both independently and within a team

Conditions

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

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.