Senior WordPress & Shopify Developer

Melodica; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Melodica in Dubai seeks an experienced web developer to build and maintain WordPress and Shopify sites for its brands, delivering reliable, responsive platforms that support lead generation and ecommerce.

You will implement custom features with PHP, HTML, CSS and JavaScript, optimise performance, handle integrations, analytics and SEO. The role demands strong hands-on coding across both platforms and a portfolio of live sites.

Qualifications

• At least five years of professional website development experience with advanced hands-on capability in both WordPress and Shopify.
• Strong coding skills in PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, MySQL and Shopify Liquid; experience beyond content updates and page builders.
• Experience with performance optimisation, technical SEO, analytics, integrations and troubleshooting.
• Portfolio of five to eight live websites or stores across both platforms; Git, staging, APIs and webhooks familiarity is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Build and customise WordPress and Shopify sites, landing pages and campaign pages from business and design requirements.
• Develop WordPress themes, child themes, plugins and custom functionality using PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and MySQL.
• Customise Shopify themes using Liquid, HTML, CSS and JavaScript; maintain product, collection and navigation experiences.
• Implement forms, booking tools, payment and shipping integrations, analytics and relevant third-party applications.
• Improve site speed, mobile usability, Core Web Vitals and cross-browser reliability; diagnose and resolve bugs and compatibility issues.
• Implement technical SEO requirements, including redirects, canonical tags, sitemaps and structured data where relevant.
• Configure and test GA4, Google Tag Manager, Search Console and conversion-tracking integrations with Marketing.
• Maintain backups, updates, hosting, domains, DNS and SSL; manage access securely and document changes, integrations and maintenance routines.

Skills

WordPress

Shopify

PHP

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

MySQL

Performance optimisation

Tools

Git

APIs

Webhooks

Staging

Job description

Melodica in Dubai seeks an experienced web developer to build and maintain WordPress and Shopify sites for its brands, delivering reliable, responsive platforms that support lead generation and ecommerce.

You will implement custom features with PHP, HTML, CSS and JavaScript, optimise performance, handle integrations, analytics and SEO. The role demands strong hands-on coding across both platforms and a portfolio of live sites.