Software Development Engineer

Software Development Engineer - Switchboard Management Console · Engineering

Level: Software Development Engineer (SDE)
Reports To: Principal Software Development Engineer, Switchboard
Team: Platform Engineering — Switchboard
Type: Full-Time - Remote

About the Role

Scylos is building the next generation of edge computing infrastructure, and Switchboard is the
web-based Management Console at the heart of how our customers operate their deployments. We
are looking for a Software Development Engineer to join our Principal SDE on the Switchboard
team.
In this role, you will work side-by-side with a Principal Engineer to build, maintain, and improve
Switchboard — contributing to new features, resolving day-to-day engineering issues, and taking
full ownership of the platform when your Principal is unavailable. This is a high-trust, high-impact
role for an engineer who wants to deepen their full-stack skills in a fast-moving startup environment.

What You'll Do

• Partner with the Principal SDE to design, implement, and ship new Switchboard features
from end to end.
• Maintain the health of the Switchboard codebase — bug fixes, dependency updates,
refactoring, and technical debt reduction.
• Handle day-to-day engineering requests including minor UI/UX improvements, configuration
changes, and internal tooling support.
• Serve as the primary engineering point of contact for Switchboard during Principal SDE PTO
or absence — triaging issues, handling escalations, and making pragmatic decisions.
• Write and maintain unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure platform reliability.
• Participate in code reviews, providing and receiving constructive feedback.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product, QA, and customer success to translate
requirements into working software.
• Document technical decisions, system behavior, and runbooks to improve team resilience.

What You'll Bring

Required
• 3–6 years of professional software development experience in web application engineering.
• Strong proficiency in modern TypeScript and at least one major frontend framework (React,
Vue, or Angular). TanStack experience a plus.
• Solid backend development experience with Node.js, Python, Go, Rust, or similar.
• Experience with RESTful API design and consumption, including authentication patterns
(OAuth2, JWT). tRPC experience a plus.
• Familiarity with relational and/or NoSQL databases and writing efficient queries.
• Comfort working in Linux/Unix environments and using Git for version control.
• Ability to debug production issues independently, communicate status clearly, and own
resolution.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills — you can explain technical decisions to
non-engineers.

Nice to Have

• Experience with containerized application deployment (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Exposure to edge computing, IoT device management, or distributed systems.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, or similar).
• Experience working in a startup or fast-paced growth-stage engineering environment.
• Prior experience supporting or shadowing a Senior/Principal engineer in a backup capacity.

Why Scylos

• Work on infrastructure that sits at the frontier of edge computing and enterprise cloud.
• Close mentorship from a Principal SDE — accelerate your growth in systems design,
architecture, and engineering leadership.
• A high-ownership, low-bureaucracy environment where your contributions are immediately
visible.
• Competitive compensation, equity, and benefits package.
• Flexible remote-friendly work environment.

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At Scylos, we believe the best teams are built from diverse perspectives and backgrounds. We encourage candidates who do not meet every requirement to apply — what matters most is your drive to learn, your ability to collaborate, and your passion for building great software.
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