Compiler Engineer (RISC-V Vector Extension Enablement) at Barcelona Supercomputing Center

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 to facilitate scientific progress.

BSC combines HPC service provision and R&D into computer and computational science (life, earth and engineering sciences) under one roof, and currently has over 1,000 staff from 60 countries.

Job Reference

57_26_CS_CTHPC_RE2

Position

Compiler Engineer (RE2)

Closing Date

Saturday, 21 February, ****

Job Title

Compiler Engineer (RE2)

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Context And Mission

We are looking for an engineer to work on enablement for the RISC-V Vector Extension in the compiler, in particular in the context of HPC applications used in climate prediction.

Key Duties

Implement enablement functionality to be able to compile and execute HPC applications on RISC-V, making all the changes and adaptations needed in the compiler.

Implement optimizations aimed at improving the performance of applications that are currently exploiting the RISC-V Vector Extension, including but not limited to code shape transformations and loop transformations.

Requirements

Education

Bachelor, Master degree or PhD in Computer Science

Essential Knowledge And Professional Experience

Good skills in C++

Experience With The LLVM Codebase Or Other Compilation Infrastructures

Experience with compiler optimisation and performance improvements

Additional Knowledge And Professional Experience

Knowledge of HPC architectures and systems

Knowledge of OpenMP and Fortran is a plus

Ability to work with large code bases such as LLVM

Competences

Have good communication and interpersonal skills to be able to work within a team to complete tasks on schedule

Show a problem-solving, can-do, pro-active and result-oriented attitude

Are keen to deliver good quality code and follow good practices in the industry

Are curious and willing to learn about LLVM, RISC-V and HPC

Conditions

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: 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: ASAP

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

Curriculum Analysis: Evaluation of previous experience and/or scientific history, degree, training, and other professional information relevant to the position.

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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.

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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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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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