This is a ESP32-based board. I have reached out to the seller to see if there is something perhaps not configured correctly.
In further testing, it appears that wled is simply not autobooting. Even resetting the console brings it to life. I have a second board of the same type that works fine, but admittedly requires a little finesse to get it back up and working after a power cycle.
I saw another post about a problem where it was a bootloader problem, but I’m going to hold off till A hear back.