--- title: 'Internship - Research Engineer - MCP Security research. (in collaboration with MICS CentraleSupelec) at Alpic' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/internship-research-engineer-mcp-security-research-in-collaboration-with-mics-g5jxjk29jas6' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-09' --- # Internship - Research Engineer - MCP Security research. (in collaboration with MICS CentraleSupelec) at Alpic - **Company:** Alpic - **Location:** Paris, France - **Employment:** internship - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2025-11-12 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/alpic/b758d76f-ffad-4b80-8eec-d19964778d44 ## Job description ## ABOUT US Alpic is the all-in-one MCP hosting platform. We're entering a major technological shift where AI is replacing traditional search and beginning to act on our behalf through agents. These agents won’t rely on human interfaces, they’ll interact through AI-native protocols. The current UI-based web is too slow, costly, and fragile for agents, while also blocking key actions like payments or authentication. We believe that a new web powered by MCP servers is emerging, and that every online business will soon need an MCP server to stay relevant in this agent-driven future. Alpic is building the infrastructure to power this new internet: an all-in-one platform where building, deploying, and monitoring MCP servers at scale feels like magic. We aim to combine the ease of Vercel, the performance of CloudFlare, and the versatility of Kong’s API gateway - all for AI-native workflows. ## TEAM We’re a team of repeat founders with a successful exit with our first company: Streamroot, a P2P video streaming infrastructure tech. We are also early adopters and major contributors to MCP. The founders have known each other and worked together for 10+ years: 4 met in college in Centrale Paris, 4 worked together at Streamroot and weathered the ups and downs of startup life. We are a passionate and fast-moving international team with high ambitions. We value team work, the right to fail fast and learn, resilience, adaptability and humility. And we'd like to have a little fun while building the next billion dollar company! ## WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR ## RESPONSIBILITIES This is a research internship in collaboration with the MICS https://www.mics.centralesupelec.fr/ research lab from CentraleSupélec. You will be working part-time at Alpic and part-time at the MICS laboratory. The subject of your internship is MCP server security research. You will research the different attack vectors of the (LLM + MCP server) systems, and work a on guardrail classifier model to scan MCP server inputs/outputs and identify potential attacks, and train it on real production data from Alpic. ## REQUIREMENTS We are looking for a creative and pragmatic engineer who loves shipping products at the forefront of technology. You are a good fit if: - You are currently pursuing a degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field from a tier 1 engineering school or university. - You have at least one relevant experience in software development. - You can work independently and thrive in a very fast-paced environment. - You have excellent written and verbal communication skills (English required). You might be an excellent fit if: - You have experience with Typescript, React and Nest.js. - You have experience in Research - You’re curious about AI in general and MCP in particular and have built something in that space for fun or for profit. Internship duration: at least 5 months Possible shift to a full-time contract Come join us to build the next-gen infra platform powering the agentic web! [https://app.ashbyhq.com/api/images/user-content/c131ab0f-21a0-4fa1-96b5-db0f32abb290/e3db19a3-3c8b-4d78-b332-ac5434b5a710/Team%20Alpic.png] (From left to right, Charles, Nikolay, Frédéric, Pierre-Louis and Erica) ## About Alpic ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Alpic provides an all-in-one cloud platform and open-source tooling for building, deploying, monitoring, and distributing Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers and ChatGPT apps, enabling AI agents to interact with products and data. - **Entity Type**: Private (Pre-Seed stage) - **Headquarters**: Paris, France, with offices in New York, USA - **Founded**: July 2025 - **Founders**: Pierre-Louis Theron (CEO), Frédéric Barthelet (CTO), Nikolay Rodionov (COO), Erica Beavers (Co-Founder), Charles Sonigo (Co-Founder) ## Core Business - Primary industry/industries: AI Infrastructure, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Cloud Platform - Target customers: B2B and DTC companies looking to build AI-native interfaces; engineers and product teams building AI agents - Mission or purpose statement: "We're building Alpic because we believe AI should have hands, not just a voice." Their goal is to create the infrastructure for an "agentic internet" where AI can navigate tools, access data, and execute tasks across digital ecosystems. ## Products & Services - **Alpic Cloud**: Enterprise-grade, purpose-built hosting platform for MCP apps. Offers one-click deployment from a GitHub repo or the Alpic CLI, providing a live HTTPS endpoint for testing. - **Skybridge (Open-Source Framework)**: A TypeScript framework for building ChatGPT and MCP apps. It is full-stack, type-safe, and production-ready out of the box, featuring hot reload and Vite-based dev tools. - **Alpic Studio (Managed Service)**: A team-based service where Alpic handles design, build, and launch of an MCP server or app from brief to production. The client retains full IP ownership. - **Audit & Monitoring Tools**: *Alpic Beacon* for inspecting tool quality and widget rendering in Claude & ChatGPT. Platform-wide monitoring for MCP clients, sessions, tool calls, and user intent. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not disclosed. - **Key Metric**: Total funding of **$6.0M** (Pre-Seed round, raised in October 2025). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: The Pre-Seed round was led by **Partech** with 9 total investors. Customers include Kiwi.com, Clarifeye, Bitmovin, and TwelveLabs. - **Growth Signals**: Founded in July 2025, the company raised a significant $6M Pre-Seed round within three months. They are actively hiring for 7+ positions (as of early 2026) across engineering, research, and business roles, with a workforce growing from 15 to an estimated 21+ employees. ## Competitive Advantages - **First-Mover in MCP Infrastructure**: Alpic is building a cloud platform specifically for the Model Context Protocol, a standard rapidly being adopted by major AI platforms (ChatGPT, Claude) for agent-to-service connections. - **All-in-One Platform**: Offers a full vertical stack from open-source development tools (Skybridge) to deployment (Cloud) to monitoring and distribution (Beacon, Distribution), reducing friction for builders. - **Experienced Team**: Founders bring 15+ years of combined experience in cloud infrastructure, with a strong technical and operational background. ## Strategic Focus - **Scaling the MCP Ecosystem**: Enabling companies to build, deploy, and distribute MCP servers with minimal overhead, ensuring their products are accessible via AI assistants. - **Accelerating Time-to-Market**: Focus on reducing the time and resources needed for businesses to launch AI-native interfaces. - **Distribution & Reach**: Ensuring apps built on Alpic are "Live on ChatGPT and Claude today" and automatically compatible with other platforms as they adopt the MCP standard. ## Why Work Here - **High-Ambition Environment**: The team is building foundational infrastructure for the "agentic internet" at a very early stage, offering significant impact and ownership. - **Technical Depth**: The work involves cutting-edge AI infrastructure, TypeScript, and cloud-native systems, ideal for engineers passionate about agentic AI. - **Culture & Team**: Described as a team of "motivated entrepreneurs" with a vision for the future. The company was founded by five co-founders, suggesting a high level of commitment and startup energy. - **Work Policy**: A hybrid model is in place, with in-office expectations in Paris or New York depending on the role. - **Opportunity**: As an early-stage, well-funded startup (15-21 people), joining now means helping define the product, culture, and trajectory from the ground up. ## Sources 1. [alpic.ai](https://alpic.ai/) 2. [alpic.ai/about](https://alpic.ai/about) 3. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/alpic) 4. [linkedin.com](https://fr.linkedin.com/company/alpic-ai) 5. 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