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About the Role

GTECH 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. This role requires a native Arabic speaker who can build and test right-to-left (RTL) layouts, handle Arabic typography, and ensure bilingual (Arabic/English) sites function correctly. This is a delivery-focused developer role where you will collaborate with designers, project managers, and the SEO/marketing team to deliver clean, fast, and secure WordPress sites.

Responsibilities

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.

Requirements

3–5 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.
Multilingual 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) is 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.

Skills

WordPress
HTML5
CSS3/SCSS
JavaScript
jQuery
PHP
MySQL
WordPress theme & plugin APIs
hooks/filters
ACF
custom post types
custom fields
WooCommerce
Elementor
Gutenberg blocks
Git
WPML
Polylang
Node.js
React
Laravel
CI/CD
REST API

Location

Remote

Work Type

Remote
Full-time

Experience Level

3-5 years

Benefits

Be part of a collaborative, curiosity-driven culture.
Recognized as a Great Place to Work in the UAE.
Opportunities to learn, grow, and shape the future of digital experiences.

About the Company

At 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.