Junior WordPress Developer (Arabic Speaking)
GTECH Information Technology · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tailor my CV for this job — freeAt GTECH Information Technology, we deliver enterprise-level digital solutions that combine creativity, technical depth, and flawless execution. From government portals and large-scale websites to immersive event experiences, our team thrives on projects that truly make an impact. We are proud to be named a Great Place to Work in the UAE 🌍About the roleGTECH builds and maintains a large portfolio of WordPress websites for brands across the Middle East. We're looking for a hands-on WordPress Specialist who can own a website from design to front-end to back-end, turning approved designs into pixel-accurate, responsive WordPress builds, and extending them with custom functionality where needed.Because so much of our work targets the Middle East market, this role requires a native Arabic speaker who can read and write Arabic, you'll be building and testing right-to-left (RTL) layouts, handling Arabic typography, and making sure bilingual (Arabic/English) sites look and read correctly.This is a delivery-focused developer role. You'll work closely with our designers, project managers, and SEO/marketing team to ship clean, fast, secure WordPress sites.Convert approved designs (Figma / Adobe XD / PSD) into responsive, pixel-accurate WordPress themes.Build and customize WordPress themes and child themes , front-end (HTML5, CSS3/SCSS, JavaScript) and back-end (PHP, WordPress APIs).Develop custom functionality: custom post types, taxonomies, and fields using ACF (Advanced Custom Fields); build or extend custom plugins.Build and maintain Arabic / RTL and bilingual sites, correct RTL layouts, Arabic fonts/typography, and multilingual setups (e.g. WPML / Polylang).Work with page builders where relevant (Elementor, Gutenberg / block editor) and know when to build custom instead.Build and maintain WooCommerce stores where required.Optimize sites for speed, Core Web Vitals, responsiveness, and cross-browser compatibility.Apply WordPress security best practices; keep core, themes, and plugins updated and safe.Handle site migrations, staging-to-live deployments, backups, and basic hosting/DNS tasks.Debug and resolve theme, plugin, and performance issues across the existing site portfolio.Use Git for version control and collaborate with the team on a shared workflow.Coordinate with designers, project managers, and the SEO team so builds are on-brief, on-time, and SEO-friendly.3–5 years of hands-on WordPress development experience, ideally in an agency or multi-site environment.Requirements2–3 years of hands-on WordPress development experience, ideally in an agency or multi-site environment.Native Arabic (read & write) with the ability to build and QA Arabic/RTL and bilingual websites; strong English for team communication.Strong front-end skills: HTML5, CSS3/SCSS, JavaScript (and jQuery), responsive design.Strong WordPress back-end skills: PHP, MySQL, WordPress theme & plugin APIs, hooks/filters.Hands-on experience with ACF, custom post types, and custom fields.Experience taking a design file and producing a clean, faithful, responsive WordPress build.WooCommerce experience.Familiarity with page builders (Elementor and/or Gutenberg blocks).Understanding of WordPress security, performance optimization, and Core Web Vitals.Comfortable with Git and a collaborative development workflow.Reliable remote worker , self-managing, communicative, and able to hit deadlines.Nice to haveMultilingual plugin experience (WPML, Polylang).Basic on-page SEO awareness (clean markup, schema, page speed).Experience with headless WordPress or REST API / custom API work.Familiarity with a broader stack (Node/React or Laravel), useful, but this is a WordPress-first role.Experience with CI/CD or automated deployment tools.A portfolio of live WordPress and Arabic/RTL sites.