Raul Matei
Director Of Engineering at 8x8
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Summary
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SeniorRaul Matei is a seasoned engineering leader with 14 years of experience, currently serving as Director of Engineering at 8x8 in Cluj-Napoca. He has progressed through hands-on frontend roles to team lead and senior management within 8x8’s Research & Innovation group, blending UI craftsmanship with product-focused delivery. Passionate about making frontend development more usable than obsessively perfect, he champions pragmatic UX-driven engineering and scalable team practices. His background spans consultancy and early systems work, giving him a practical perspective from low-level network operations to modern web interfaces. Known for caring about pixels and practicality, Raul drives cross-functional teams to transform design intent into reliable, user-centered products.
14 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Github Skills (157)
python10
marker10
http-client10
automation10
google-map10
home-assistant10
javascript10
mqtt10
essence10
home-automation10
ajax10
router10
react-select10
iot10
nodejs10
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
raulmatei/frux
Nov 2015 - Dec 2017
Contributions:11 releases, 166 commits, 86 pushes in 2 years 1 month
raulmatei/power
Dec 2020 - Jan 2021
Contributions:880 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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