Design Technologist ( UX/UI Developer) in Cluj Napoca

As an industry leader and Software-as-a-Service provider our mission at 8x8, Inc. [NYSE: EGHT] is to transform the future of business communications. The 8x8 Open Communications Platform (TM) uniquely brings together Voice, Video, Collaboration, Contact Center, and enterprise-class API solutions, helping businesses across the globe transform their customer and employee experience, and empowering workforces worldwide to work smarter.For additional information, visit , or follow 8x8 on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.About 8x8 Our seamless Cloud Unified Communications and Contact Centre solutions have become critical to businesses across the globe. 8x8 combines unified communications, team collaboration, contact center, and analytics in a single, open, and real-time platform to help companies improve employee productivity and overall customer experience. Organizations need to be able to act quickly, collaborate effectively, and communicate seamlessly, whether it be working from home, or on the move, our single platform offers extensive benefits to our customers.About the roleThe Design Technologist is a hybrid designer/developer role and bridges the gap between product design & engineering. You will work closely with Designers to build sophisticated interactive prototypes against customer research and user needs, emotions and behaviors. The successful candidate will be highly collaborative and being able to tackle front-end programming and user-centric design together. Key Responsibilities:Acting as a bridge between design and development, with an understanding of both technical specificities as well as design rigorRapidly build and test prototypes at all levels of fidelity within design software and/or in the browser to find solutions that workCreate rich and robust interactive prototypes with details of how the design works to set the right expectation with stakeholdersCreate development-ready UI React components for our design systemEnsure our products meet WCAG 2.x accessibility requirementsProduce a high-quality library of production-ready assets and artifacts for web/desktop and mobile applicationsDemonstrate self-development by staying current with the UX best practices and design patternsRequired Experiences and Skills: Experience in cross-functional design and development teams creating web/mobile based productsProficient understanding of JavaScript (not only frameworks)Good knowledge of ReactGood knowledge of implementing styles in JavaScriptExcellent semantically written HTMLPixel perfection implementation of UI with CSSGood knowledge of cross-browser UI programmingExperience building in-browser prototypes with ReactJS/HTML/CSSExperience in working with GITExperience in writing testsExcellent knowledge of Accessibility & production of WCAG 2.x markup/codeA sensibility of user journey & interaction designExperienced in Product design & prototyping tools like Figma, Framer, Protopie, XDExperienced in collaborating tools; Miro, google docs & sitesExperience working in a team environment and ability to work with remote teams spread across multiple time zonesWorking at 8x8:Industry leading, award winning technology and recognised on two Gartner Magic QuadrantsInclusive, supportive and collaborative culture yet with a winning mentalityEncouragement and environment to make a differenceFun – check out our Instagram posts in the UK, Romania and the US, the smiles are realDeep passion for doing the best for our customers,