AI software engineer - AIXPERT project

• Work on the design and development of the software solutions needed to achieve the goals of the AIXPERT project
• Build and maintain the platform's core components: agent systems, explainability features, RAG-based memory, and APIs
• Interact with relevant stakeholders of the project to understand the evolving needs of AIXPERT's platform and participate in the planning of BSC's tasks
• Support testing the platform across different use cases
• Participate in the research and dissemination activities relevant to BSC's contributions to the project, * 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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• Education

• Bacherlor or Master's degree or equivalent (Degree or Master in Artificial Intelligence or Computer Science preferred)

• Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience

• Solid programming skills, especially in Python
• Experience in software engineering
• Experience in machine learning algorithms, models and workflows
• Experience in continuous integration, deployment and delivery
• Experience in project management

• Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience

• Knowledge of the current trends in software architecture and engineering
• Experience in research and dissemination activities
• Frontend experience (React, Typescript or similar)
• Knowledge about LLMs and prompt design
• Experience with agent and multi-agent systems
• Experience in knowledge graphs
• Knowledge about explainable AI methods and tools
• Fluency in spoken and written English

• Competences

• Capacity to explore new research lines
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Ability to work both independently and within a team

• 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: 01/12/2025

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 mission of the Computer Science Department at the BSC is to influence how machines are built, programmed and used: computer and system architecture, programming models and performance tools, resource management, Big Data and artificial intelligence. The HPAI (High-Performance Artificial Intelligence) research group is part of the Computer Science department, and it performs research in Artificial Intelligence, focused on the solutions, problems and infrastructure provided by High-Performance Computing. The group actively collaborates with researchers from other fields, with the goal of applying machine learning to challenging problems in a wide variety of domains. HPAI has active collaborations with several large tech companies, pursuing lines of research of common interest. The group is also involved in multiple European and national research projects. Although HPAI is open to all aspects of AI, its main lines of research are currently large language models, agent systems, explainability, and ethics. The post holder will work on AIXPERT, a European research project focused on making AI systems, mainly those based on agents and agentic components, more explainable, robust, and trustworthy. The work will combine duties in the fields of machine learning, software engineering, and human-centred design. The post holder will be assessing and building the tools, systems, and infrastructure behind a platform powered by large language models (LLMs), multi-agent systems, knowledge graphs, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). The Engineer 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.