Chaos Engineer

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Chaos Engineer

Solace Corporation

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Ottawa, ON K2K 3K1

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Enterprise AI is moving from pilots to production, and the constraint is no longer the model — it's the data. Agents are only as good as what they can sense, trust, and act on in the moment, and real-time, event-driven data is becoming the foundation every serious AI system runs on.

Solace is the leading platform for the enterprise AI era. Established enterprises worldwide — including RBC Capital Markets, Bosch, Heineken, PSA Singapore, United Airlines, Schwarz Group, and hundreds more — have built their business around Solace to enable intelligent, real-time experiences, modernize their application and integration landscape, and create seamless digital journeys for their customers, partners, and employees.

So, the next time you drive a car, order furniture online, fly in a plane, check your bank balance on your phone, your positive experience could be a direct result of our technology—and your hard work!

At Solace, reliability is a feature we build deliberately — and you’ll be a key part of how we do it. As an Intermediate Chaos Engineer on our R&D team, you’ll design and run experiments that intentionally stress our platform to expose weaknesses before our customers ever feel them. You’ll bring deep technical expertise in chaos tooling (Chaos Mesh, AWS Fault Injection Simulator, and beyond), sharp debugging instincts, and a genuine drive to uncover hard problems. You embrace AI as a force multiplier in your work and actively champion an AI-native approach within the team — automating, accelerating, and enhancing everything from experiment design to root cause analysis. You’ll collaborate closely with other squads to dig into systemic issues, turning findings into actionable improvements that make Solace more resilient for the enterprises that depend on it.

What You’ll Do

Design, implement, and execute chaos experiments using Chaos Mesh, AWS Fault Injection Simulator (FIS), and other cloud-provider fault injection services to proactively surface reliability gaps in the Solace platform

Leverage AI tools and techniques to enhance experiment design, automate analysis, and accelerate root cause investigations — actively pushing the team toward AI-native ways of working

Debug complex, multi-system failures with rigor and curiosity, tracing issues to their root cause across cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, and application layers

Collaborate with engineering squads across R&D to share findings, drive remediation, and embed resilience thinking into how we build and operate

Define and track reliability metrics and experiment outcomes, translating results into concrete recommendations that reduce customer-impacting incidents

Continuously expand the chaos experiment library, staying current with emerging tooling, cloud-native failure patterns, and industry best practices

Contribute to a culture of proactive quality — finding issues before our customers can

What You’ll Bring to the Role

3+ years of hands-on experience in chaos engineering, site reliability engineering, or a closely related discipline

Proven experience running chaos experiments with Chaos Mesh and/or cloud-provider fault injection services such as AWS Fault Injection Simulator, Azure Chaos Studio, or GCP Fault Injection Testing

Exceptional debugging and root cause analysis skills — you love getting to the bottom of a problem and don’t stop until you understand why

Solid understanding of cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and containerized infrastructure, with meaningful Kubernetes experience

Enthusiasm for AI as a native part of how you work — you actively use AI tools to move faster, think deeper, and do more, and you help bring that mindset to those around you

Experience working cross-functionally with multiple engineering teams, comfortable navigating ambiguity and aligning stakeholders around reliability findings

Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash, or similar) to build and maintain experiment tooling

Familiarity with observability tooling (metrics, logs, traces) and using them to validate experiment outcomes and system health

Knowledge of distributed systems concepts and failure modes relevant to high-throughput, event-driven architectures

Experience with messaging systems or event streaming technologies is a strong asset

You must be able to work onsite two days per week, Tuesday & Wednesday

Why You’ll Love Working at Solace

At Solace, we’re all about smart people, meaningful work, and good vibes.

Work with brilliance – Our team is packed with some of the sharpest minds in the industry.

Balance matters – We believe work should fit into your life, not the other way around.

Hybrid-first – Flexibility is built into how we work, so everyone feels included and empowered.

Values-driven – We live and breathe our core values: craftsmanship, trust, courage, freedom, momentum, humility, and human experience.

Growth mindset – Our training programs are designed to help you level up, fast.

Customer Obsessed – We’re proud of our world-class customer lineup (we’re not shy about it).

Keep it fun – We’re social, we keep things simple, and we know how to have a good time.

Creative culture – We’ve got a great sense of humour and we make cool videos on topics like MITT and this (check them out!).

Role Status: EXISTING

Expected Salary Range: Expected salary range for this role is from $90,000 to $120,000. The final offer within this range will reflect the successful candidate’s skills and experience.

At Solace, we are committed to a fair, inclusive, and transparent recruitment process. To help identify candidates whose qualifications best align with the role, we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools during the initial stage of resume screening. These tools compare submitted resumes to the job description, focusing on education, experience, and skills.

Importantly, all decisions beyond this initial screening—including interviews and final hiring—are made by our human recruitment team. AI is never used to make final hiring decisions.

Let’s Talk

Not sure you meet every requirement? That’s okay — we’re more interested in your potential and passion. If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you.

Need accommodations during the hiring process? Just let us know — we’re here to support you.

Thanks to everyone who applies! While we wish we could connect with every candidate, only those selected to move forward will be contacted.

At Solace, we believe that diversity and inclusion drive innovation and growth, both in business and in life. We strive to create an enriching and safe workplace where you can be who you are. If you want to do the best work of your career and feel supported every step of the way, we encourage you to join us!

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