Quality Assurance Engineer - Magen

Students Plus Startups | Computer Science

San Antonio, United States | Posted on 01/20/2026

MAGEN’s mission is to build a behavioral-topology identity engine that keeps humans safe online by making verification effortless for people and nearly impossible for bots. Interns play a direct role in shaping the next generation of AI-native identity verification and anti-agentic security.

MAGEN ("Make the Internet Human Again") replaces traditional CAPTCHAs with a behavioral cryptographic layer that detects bots by how they move, not what they look like. We combine randomized tetrahedral rendering, agentic honeypots, and persistent homology to create a security system that is lightweight, unobtrusive, and extremely difficult to spoof.

• Build and test honeypot infrastructure for capturing behavioral sessions
• Develop lightweight agent-detection prototypes
• Work with real-time telemetry and behavioral data pipelines
• Contribute to randomized rendering algorithms and topology-based detection
• Study adversarial agent behavior and map movement signatures
• Explore persistent homology and geometric methods for identity verification
• Assist with patent background research and novelty documentation
• Support model evaluation, dataset refinement, and safety frameworks

• Attempt to break MAGEN systems using automation tools
• Test Selenium, Puppeteer, and stealth frameworks against MAGEN defenses
• Provide reports on bypass attempts and suggest mitigation strategies
• Participate in simulation environments and bot battlegrounds

• Create intuitive human-first verification experiences
• Work with MAGEN’s visual language—tetrahedra, topology, motion
• Produce visuals for investor decks, demos, and educational workshops
• Collaborate on the narrative of human identity in the age of agents

• Real-world cybersecurity engineering
• Behavioral data modeling & motion analysis
• AI safety, adversarial testing, and identity security
• Startup product development and rapid prototyping
• Patent research, documentation, and founder storytelling
• How to build for humans while defending against automation

• Curious builders and researchers who want hands‑on experience
• Students passionate about AI, cybersecurity, topology, or ethical tech
• People who thrive in experimental, fast‑paced environments
• Individuals excited to help build the future of internet trust

Remote or San Antonio–based. Stipend-based or for‑credit depending on role and availability.

Submit your resume, a short statement of interest, and a portfolio or Git Hub link (if applicable) to jacqueline with the subject line: "MAGEN Internship Application — [Role]."