COMPSs runtime engineer - SEANERGYS-PN project

For this research, the group is looking for a junior engineer to help to implement some of the required extensions to the runtime of the COMPSs runtime. Additional expertise that will be valued includes distributed computing, scheduling for task-based environments in distributed systems The job includes also active participation in the project, attending project meetings, collaborating with partners and writing deliverables. Key Duties

• Development of extensions to the COMPSs runtime to support new scheduling policies for energy-performance
• Development of extensions to the COMPSs runtime to facilitate the monitoring and understanding of the runtime scheduling decisions
• Development of tests to check the extensions with the COMPSs test infrastructure
• Contribution to COMPSs documentation that illustrates how to use the newly developed features
• The candidate will work closely with other research members on the team of the Workflows and Distributed Computing group, * 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.

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• Computer science

• Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience

• Parallel programming
• Good programming skills in Java and C, and/or Python

• Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience

• Previous experience in PyCOMPSS/COMPSs and its runtime or in similar task-based environments
• Knowledge in distributed computing

• Competences

• Fluency in spoken and written English, while fluency in other European languages will be also valued

• The position will be located at BSC within the Computer Sciences Department
• We offer a full-time contract (37.5h/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: 23 paid vacation days plus 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: 01-11-2025

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 Computer Sciences (CS) department of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center aims at carrying out research and development to influence the way computing machines are built, programmed and used. The Workflows and Distributed Computing (WDC) group at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center aims at carrying out research on programming models for distributed computing. More specifically the group will be contributing to the SEANERGYS project which aims at developing a next-generation software solution to improve the energy-efficient operations of EuroHPC supercomputers. The WDC group contributes to the project with the COMPSs programming model. COMPSs is a task-based programming for distributed computing and specialized for High-Performance Computing. Recent extensions of COMPSs support the development of complex workflows that combine HPC, AI and data analytics. In the context of SEANERGYS the group will develop specific scheduling policies to tradeoff performance and energy of the workflows, based on its interaction with the EAR system.