Senior Shopify, WooCommerce & WordPress engineering · United Arab Emirates

Hire a senior Shopify developer in United Arab Emirates.

Almost 15 years. Deep store delivery experience. Top Rated Plus on Upwork for Dubai and Gulf-market brands. 9am–6pm GST callable. Async-friendly, written-first, and senior-only — no junior team, no PM layer.

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United Arab Emirates market notes

I've shipped Shopify and WordPress builds for the Dubai market — luxury retail, hospitality, B2B insurance. Comfortable with bilingual (English/Arabic) builds, AED checkout, and regional payment gateways like Telr and Tap.

What I build for Emirati brands

Five capabilities. One operator. Senior-only delivery.

Shopify Development

Custom Shopify builds

Themes, sections, conversion-tuned PDPs. From discovery to launch in 4–8 weeks.

Shopify Plus Migration

Migrate to Plus

From Advanced or WooCommerce. B2B, checkout extensions, expansion stores.

WooCommerce Development

WooCommerce that scales

Custom themes, subscriptions, B2B tiers, performance work that survives traffic spikes.

Speed Optimization

Pass Core Web Vitals

Core Web Vitals review covering LCP, CLS, INP, scripts, images, and first-screen loading constraints.

Custom App Development

Internal tools & integrations

Custom Shopify apps, WMS integrations, B2B portals, internal ops automation.

CRO

Conversion engineering

PDP tuning, checkout optimization, A/B testing infrastructure that compounds.

FAQs · United Arab Emirates

Common questions from Emirati founders.

Do you work with Emirati clients?

Yes — a meaningful share of my launch and ongoing work is with United Arab Emirates-based clients across DTC, B2B, and editorial verticals. 9am–6pm GST callable.

What does a Shopify build for a Emirati brand effort?

A serious Shopify scope depends on theme condition, integrations, content, analytics, migration risk, and launch timing. The right next step is a short audit and written scope so the work is planned around the store's real constraints.

Can you handle AED payment processing?

Yes. Shopify Payments, Stripe, and regional gateways. For United Arab Emirates-specific regional payment methods, I work with the provider that best fits the merchant.

Do you offer ongoing support after launch?

Yes — many clients move into ongoing support after launch for continued CRO, speed, and feature work.

How do account workflows and contracts work for United Arab Emirates?

Standard MSA + SOW structure. Engagement administration is agreed before work begins, with the working rhythm documented in plain English.

If you got this far

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