Reference: 51126 CSSTAR RE3 Job title: Research Engineer - Star (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. Look at the BSC experience: (BSC-CNS YouTube Channel)(#) (Let's stay connected with BSC Folks)(#) 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 System Tools and Advanced Runtimes (STAR)



group is a computer system group that explores research crossing multiple layers of the system software stack, from OS, runtimes and low-level APIs to programming models, tools, and applications. Our goal is to improve the system software stack to support increasingly complex workloads such as traditional HPC, AI and Data Analytics on massively parallel HPC and Cloud platforms The STAR group offers a position to work on the LLVM compiler infrastructure and the LLVM OpenMP runtime system. We are looking for a research engineer interested in working on compilers and runtimes for parallel programming models. The successful candidate will participate in industrial and European research projects, with the possibility to disseminate the work done through conferences or journal publications. We are looking for a motivated and talented engineer with experience or a strong interest in working on compiler and runtimes systems.

Key Duties

- Extend and support the LLVM compiler infrastructure to support OpenMP and OmpSs-2 programming models
- Extend and support the LLVM OpenMP runtime and other runtime systems developed in the group.

Requirements

- Education
- BSc or MSc in Computer Sciences, Computer Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering or equivalent.




- Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
- Experience in LLVM compiler infrastructure and OpenMP LLVM runtime system
- Excellent computing skills and experience in C/C++ programming languages.
- Experience in other HPC technologies such as OpenMP, MPI, CUDA or OpenCL
- Competences
- Ability to take the initiative, prioritize and work under set deadlines and pressure
- Ability to work independently and in a team

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, adaptable 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: 1/12/2026

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. Appli

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