Context And Mission

At the Visualization Group of the BSC, we are looking for a software engineer to work with us to develop infrastructure for our data visualization pipelines. The position involves developing and deploying cluster and cloud-based tools and platforms to process data, store it, and serve it to machine learning layers. In addition, the position will support legacy work on tools for visualizing industry-standard volumetric data formats. The developments will be developed to run in parallel in High-Performance Computing as well as cloud architectures. The candidate will work autonomously but in close collaboration with other members of the team in developing these tools.

Key Duties

Implement high performance data visualization pipelines
Develop parallel visualization workflows for the Omniverse platform
Maintain pipelines that convert standard scientific formats (hdf5, vtk) to OpenVDB
Produce both developer and user documentation of the code


Requirements

Education
Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering or equivalent
Essential Knowledge and Professional Experience
Expert knowledge of Python and C++ and/or CUDA
Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent. Alternatively, 1-year experience as a software engineer/developer
Additional Knowledge and Professional Experience
Experience working with VTK or OpenVDB
Experience in the VFX industry (Blender, Houdini) or in scientific visualization.
Skills in parallel computing programming
Interest in science, research, and engineering a plus
Good level in English
Competences
Self-organization and problem-solving
Proactive, ability to take initiative and prioritize tasks
Ability to work independently
Good written and verbal communication skills


Conditions

The position will be located at BSC within the CASE 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: temporary due to sick leave (Contrato de interinidad)
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: 01/04/2026