diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
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+stages:
+  - generate
+  - test
+
+generate-pipeline:
+  stage: generate
+  image: julia:1.10
+  script:
+    - pip install reframe-hpc
+    - reframe --ci-generate=${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/pipeline.yml -c ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/reframe/checks
+  artifacts:
+    paths:
+      - ${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/pipeline.yml
+
+test-jobs:
+  stage: test
+  trigger:
+    include:
+      - artifact: pipeline.yml
+        job: generate-pipeline
+    strategy: depend
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diff --git a/reframe/checks/saxpy.py b/reframe/checks/saxpy.py
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+++ b/reframe/checks/saxpy.py
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+import reframe as rfm
+import reframe.utility.sanity as sn
+
+# Requires a path
+class JuliaTest(rfm.RegressionTest):
+    executable = 'julia'
+    executable_opts = ['--project=.']
+    tags = {'julia'}
+    build_system = 'CustomBuild'
+
+    julia_script = ''
+    julia_script_opts = []
+
+    @run_before('compile')
+    def setup_build(self):
+        self.build_system.commands = [
+            'julia --project=. -e "import Pkg; Pkg.resolve()"',
+            'julia --project=. -e "import Pkg; Pkg.instantiate()"',
+        ]
+
+    @run_before('run')
+    def set_executable_opts(self):
+        self.executable_opts.append(self.julia_script)
+        self.executable_opts.extend(self.julia_script_opts)
+
+
+@rfm.simple_test
+class saxpy_test(JuliaTest):
+    valid_systems = ['*']
+    valid_prog_environs = ['*']
+
+    julia_script = 'saxpy.jl'
+
+    @sanity_function
+    def validate(self):
+        return sn.assert_found(r'Solution Validates', self.stdout)
+
+    @performance_function('MB/s')
+    def copy_bw(self):
+        return sn.extractsingle(r'Copy:\s+(\S+)', self.stdout, 1, float)
+
+    @performance_function('MB/s')
+    def saxpy_bw(self):
+        return sn.extractsingle(r'Saxpy:\s+(\S+)', self.stdout, 1, float)
diff --git a/reframe/checks/src/Project.toml b/reframe/checks/src/Project.toml
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index 000000000..613cef96b
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+++ b/reframe/checks/src/Project.toml
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+[deps]
+BenchmarkTools = "6e4b80f9-dd63-53aa-95a3-0cdb28fa8baf"
+KernelAbstractions = "63c18a36-062a-441e-b654-da1e3ab1ce7c"
diff --git a/reframe/checks/src/saxpy.jl b/reframe/checks/src/saxpy.jl
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+++ b/reframe/checks/src/saxpy.jl
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+using BenchmarkTools
+using KernelAbstractions
+using Random
+
+@kernel function copy_kernel!(Z, @Const(X))
+    I = @index(Global)
+    @inbounds Z[I] = X[I]
+end
+
+@kernel function saxpy_kernel!(Z, a, @Const(X), @Const(Y))
+    I = @index(Global)
+    @inbounds Z[I] = a * X[I] + Y[I]
+end
+
+# TODO: Parse cmdline args
+T = Float16
+N = 1048576
+BACKEND = CPU()
+
+res_copy = @benchmark begin
+    kernel = copy_kernel!($BACKEND)
+    kernel(Z, X, ndrange = size(Z))
+    synchronize($BACKEND)
+end setup = (
+    X = rand!(KernelAbstractions.zeros($BACKEND, $T, $N));
+    Z = KernelAbstractions.zeros($BACKEND, $T, $N)
+)
+
+res_saxpy = @benchmark begin
+    kernel = saxpy_kernel!($BACKEND)
+    kernel(Z, convert($T, 2.0), X, Y, ndrange = size(Z))
+    synchronize($BACKEND)
+end setup = (
+    X = rand!(KernelAbstractions.zeros($BACKEND, $T, $N));
+    Y = rand!(KernelAbstractions.zeros($BACKEND, $T, $N));
+    Z = KernelAbstractions.zeros($BACKEND, $T, $N)
+)
+
+bytes_saxpy = 3 * sizeof(T) * N # num bytes transferred in SAXPY
+bytes_copy = 2 * sizeof(T) * N # num bytes transferred in copy
+time_saxpy = minimum(res_saxpy).time
+time_copy = minimum(res_copy).time
+
+println("Copy: ", bytes_copy / time_copy)
+println("Saxpy: ", bytes_saxpy / time_saxpy)
+println("Solution Validates")