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Machine Translation Research Engineer (RE3)

Presencial en Barcelona·Jornada completa·Añadida hoy (comprobada el 13 nov)

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Contrato
Jornada completa
Inglés
Obligatorio
Otros idiomas
Catalán
Beneficios
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Esta oferta está publicada en inglés.

El puesto

Reference: 524_26_AII_MT_RE3
Job title: Machine Translation Research Engineer (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.

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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


The Machine Translation group at the AI Institute develops open translation models and the data and training pipelines behind them, including the SalamandraTA model family, and takes part in international shared tasks and European and national projects. The Research Engineer will take a senior technical role in the group. They will lead the design of data processing pipelines and training methods for large language models applied to translation, define experimental lines, and coordinate work across concurrent projects. They will also contribute to the group's scientific output and resource acquisition.

Key Duties


  • Design, build and maintain production-level data processing pipelines for sentence- and document-level parallel and synthetic data.
  • Lead continued pretraining, vocabulary expansion and fine-tuning of LLM-based translation models, including public model releases.
  • Design and run experiments to improve model quality.
  • Contribute to the group's scientific strategy.
  • Prepare compute resource applications (RES, EuroHPC) and contribute to funding proposals.
  • Publish and present results at international conferences and shared tasks.
  • Support junior team members

Requirements


  • Education
    • Master's degree in Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, Artificial Intelligence or a related field.
  • Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
    • Minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar position in NLP or machine translation.
    • Hands-on experience with continued pretraining and fine-tuning of LLMs on HPC clusters.
    • Strong Python programming and experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch.
    • Track record of publications at international NLP/MT venues.
  • Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
    • Experience with document-level machine translation and synthetic data generation.
    • Experience preparing compute resource applications (RES, EuroHPC).
    • Proficient English, Spanish and Catalan
  • Competences
    • Excellence and quality: rigorous verification of data, methodology and results.
    • Responsibility and commitment: sustained delivery across parallel workstreams.
    • Innovation: ability to design new experimental methodologies.
    • Teamwork: coordination across projects with competing deadlines.
    • Autonomy: ability to set priorities and make technical decisions independently.

Conditions


  • The position will be located at BSC within the Directors 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: 1 December 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. 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.



At BSC, we seek continuous improvement in our recruitment processes. For any suggestions or comments/complaints about our recruitment processes, please contact recruitment [at] bsc [dot] es.
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Deadline


The vacancy will remain open until a suitable candidate has been hired. Applications will be regularly reviewed and potential candidates will be contacted.

OTM-R principles for selection processes


BSC-CNS is committed to the principles of the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers of the European Commission and the Open, Transparent and Merit-based Recruitment principles (OTM-R). This is applied for any potential candidate in all our processes, for example by creating gender-balanced recruitment panels and recognizing career breaks etc.
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.
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Proceso de selección

3 pasos2 entrevistasuna prueba
  1. Solicitud

  2. Evaluación · Con a panel de selección

  3. Entrevista técnica

    Con a representantes del departamento · Videollamada

    Entrevista online con el departamento; puede incluir una prueba técnica.

  4. Entrevista de RR. HH.

    Con RR. HH. · Videollamada

    Entrevista online basada en competencias y actitud.

  5. Cuestionario de perfil

    Test online · 5 min

    Un cuestionario de cinco minutos sobre motivación que se envía durante la fase de entrevista.

  6. Propuesta de contrato · Con RR. HH.

  • Se comunica el resultado a cada candidato entrevistado por teléfono o correo electrónico.
  • Las solicitudes de feedback o de apelación se responden en un plazo de dos semanas.

Sobre Barcelona Supercomputing Center

El Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) es un centro de investigación líder en computación de alto rendimiento (HPC) e inteligencia artificial, ubicado en Barcelona, España. Opera el supercomputador MareNostrum, uno de los más potentes de Europa, y lleva a cabo investigación en ciencias de la tierra, ciencias de la vida, informática y ciencias sociales computacionales. El BSC es un actor clave en las iniciativas europeas de HPC y colabora con la industria y el mundo académico a nivel mundial.

La presencia del BSC en España se centra en Barcelona, donde emplea a un equipo diverso e internacional de investigadores e ingenieros. El centro ofrece un entorno dinámico y multidisciplinar con un fuerte enfoque en la excelencia científica y la innovación. Para los profesionales internacionales, el BSC ofrece oportunidades para trabajar en proyectos punteros en IA, modelización climática y supercomputación, con el inglés como lengua de trabajo común y un entorno de apoyo para la reubicación.

Sector
Research and HPC
Fundación
2005
Plantilla
500–1,000
Sede
Barcelona, España
En España
Barcelona

Datos prácticos

  • El BSC está ubicado en Barcelona, una vibrante ciudad mediterránea con una alta calidad de vida y una gran comunidad internacional.
  • La lengua de trabajo en el BSC es el inglés, lo que lo hace accesible para investigadores e ingenieros internacionales.
  • El BSC ofrece salarios y beneficios competitivos, incluido el apoyo para la reubicación y el procesamiento de visados para el personal internacional.
  • El centro ofrece oportunidades de desarrollo profesional, incluidos programas de formación y participación en proyectos de investigación europeos.
  • El BSC es un centro de investigación sin ánimo de lucro, que ofrece un entorno de trabajo estable y colaborativo centrado en el impacto científico.
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