Wordpress Specialist

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** 🌍 **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. 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. ### 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. ### Nice to have * 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), 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. ### Benefits **Why Join GTECH?** **✨ 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.** Originally posted on [Himalayas](https://himalayas.app)