Junior Research Software Engineer

• Software development of data analysis / management tools
• Customization, configuration and integration of 3rd party software
• Implementation of data intensive workflows
• Service administration on Linux systems
• User support and documentation
• Task automation, DevOps techniques, The evaluation criteria and their weighting for the submitted applications will be the following: Evaluation criteria Score Criterion 1: Programming experience in research environments according to the CV 50 Criterion 2: Suitability and interest in the position offered 20 Criterion 3: Letters of recommendation 30

Do you have experience in Spark?, PIC is looking for a highly motivated software engineer with a background in programming and big data analytics, and an interest in scientific research., * Degree in computer science, physics, or equivalent experience.

Experience in the following fields:

• Python programming language
• Distributed computing tools: Hive, Spark, Dask, HTCondor, etc
• Relational databases, SQL
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to foster a positive working environment with team members, researchers, and supervisors
• Proactive approach and ability to adapt and enhance IT services to meet user needs
• Competence in spoken and written English, * Unix Systems Administration
• Other programming languages: bash, C++, Java, JavaScript
• Container technologies: Docker, Apptainer, Kubernetes
• Software development lifecycle and related tools: GitHub / GitLab, CI/CD
• Working experience with research users and international research projects

• Full-time contract (40h/week).
• Temporal Contract until 31/08/2027. It features an “actividades científico-técnicas” contract (under Article 23-bis of the Spanish Act 14/2011, Ley de la ciencia, la tecnología y la innovación) linked to the project PID2022-142604OB-C22, funded by the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Agencia Estatal de Investigación.
• The position will correspond to Junior Research Software Engineer position.
• Salary will be proportional to experience and qualifications within the corresponding category range.
• The successful candidate would start working at PIC as soon as possible.

The Institut de Física d’Altes Energies (IFAE), is a public consortium of the Generalitat de Catalunya, the Autonomous Government of Catalonia, and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB, a public university) whose main objective is to carry out research and to contribute to the development of high energy physics from a theoretical, experimental and technological point of view. IFAE has the status of a “University Institute” attached to the UAB and its premises are within the campus of the University.