Junior WordPress Developer (Arabic Speaking)

About the role

GTECH builds and maintains a large portfolio of WordPress websites for brands across the Middle East. It is looking for a hands-on WordPress specialist who can turn approved designs into pixel-accurate, responsive WordPress builds and extend them with custom functionality. Because much of the work targets the Middle East, the role requires a native Arabic speaker who can read and write Arabic, build and test RTL layouts, handle Arabic typography and ensure bilingual (Arabic/English) sites look and read correctly. This is a delivery-focused developer role working closely with designers, project managers and the SEO/marketing team.

Key responsibilities

• Convert Figma, Adobe XD and PSD designs 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 such as custom post types, taxonomies and fields with ACF, and build or extend custom plugins.
• Maintain Arabic/RTL and bilingual sites, including RTL layouts, Arabic fonts and multilingual setups (e.g. WPML / Polylang).
• Use page builders (Elementor, Gutenberg) where relevant, and build custom solutions when needed.
• Build and maintain WooCommerce stores where required.
• Optimize sites for speed, Core Web Vitals, responsiveness and cross-browser compatibility, and follow WordPress security best practices.
• Handle migrations, staging-to-live deployments, backups and basic hosting/DNS tasks, and debug theme, plugin and performance issues.
• Use Git for version control and coordinate with designers, project managers and the SEO team.

Required profile

• 2-3 years of hands-on WordPress development experience, ideally in an agency or multi-site environment.
• Native Arabic (read and write) and strong English for team communication.
• Reliable remote worker, self-managing, communicative and able to meet deadlines.
• Nice to have: a portfolio of live WordPress and Arabic/RTL sites.

Required skills

• HTML5, CSS3/SCSS, JavaScript (and jQuery), responsive design.
• PHP, MySQL, WordPress theme and plugin APIs, hooks and filters.
• ACF, custom post types and custom fields.
• WooCommerce and familiarity with Elementor and/or Gutenberg blocks.
• WordPress security, performance optimization and Core Web Vitals.
• Git and a collaborative development workflow.
• Nice to have: WPML or Polylang, headless WordPress or REST API work, Node/React or Laravel, CI/CD tools.