WordPress Website Developer

About Us

Hassi Properties is a Dubai-based real estate investment consultancy specialising in connecting international investors with high-quality opportunities across the UAE. We work with leading developers including Emaar DAMAC Sobha and Ellington delivering a strategic data-driven approach to property investment.

As part of our next phase of growth we are rebuilding our digital presence into a high-performance multilingual conversion-focused platform for global investors.

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced WordPress Website Developer to lead the full-cycle development of our new website from architecture and build through to migration of existing property listings and final deployment (go-live) .

This role requires a strong focus on performance scalability data integrity and seamless transition from the current website.

Key Responsibilities

Website Development

• Build a custom high-performance WordPress website (lightweight scalable SEO-first)
  
• Develop a modern premium UI/UX aligned with an international investment audience
  

• Implement mobile-first responsive design
  

Multilingual & Internationalisation

• Implement a multilingual framework (English Arabic initially scalable further)
  

• Enable geo-based personalisation (currency messaging region-specific content)
  

Property Listings Migration

• Audit existing website structure and data (properties images metadata)
  
• Migrate all existing property listings to the new website without data loss
  

• Clean restructure and optimise listing data for:
  

  • SEO
    

  • Performance
    

  • User experience
    

• Ensure correct mapping of:
  

  • URLs (301 redirects where needed)
    

  • Property metadata (price size bedrooms etc.)
    

  • Media assets (images galleries)
    

Integrations

• Integrate with:
  
• CRM systems (e.g. Zoho CRM)
  

• Lead capture tools (e.g. Gravity Forms or alternatives)
  

• Property data feeds (Houzez or custom API integrations)
  

Performance & SEO

• Optimise for Core Web Vitals and achieve high PageSpeed scores (90 target)
  
• Implement technical SEO best practices (schema indexing structure)
  
• Set up caching CDN and asset optimisation
  

Testing & Go-Live

• Conduct full QA testing (performance responsiveness functionality)
  
• Manage staging production deployment
  
• Ensure a smooth go-live with zero downtime or data issues
  
• Monitor and resolve post-launch issues
  

Requirements

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience in WordPress (custom theme/plugin development)
  
• Proven experience in website migration projects
  
• Proficiency in:
  
• PHP
  
• JavaScript
  
• HTML/CSS
  

• Experience with multilingual setups (WPML Polylang or similar)
  

• Strong understanding of:
  

• Technical SEO
  

• Website performance optimisation
  

• Experience with data migration URL mapping and redirects
  

• Experience with CDN caching and hosting environments
  

Preferred / Bonus Skills

• Experience with real estate/property websites
  
• Familiarity with Houzez or similar property systems
  
• Experience with multi-currency and geo-targeting
  
• Understanding of international investor audiences (UK US GCC)
  

• Experience with headless WordPress or modern frontend frameworks
  

What Were Looking For

• A developer who understands that migration is as critical as development
  

• Strong attention to detail especially with data integrity and SEO preservation
  

• Ability to deliver a fast clean scalable product
  

• Someone who takes ownership from build migration launch
  

What Youll Deliver

• A fully rebuilt high-performance Hassi Properties website
  

• Successfully migrated property listings and content
  

• A seamless go-live with no disruption to existing traffic or leads
  

• A scalable platform ready for global marketing campaigns
  

Benefits

• Competitive salary
  
• Performance-based bonus
  
• Visa and medical insurance

Required Skills:

Required Skills & Experience Strong experience in WordPress (custom theme/plugin development) Proven experience in website migration projects Proficiency in: PHP JavaScript HTML/CSS Experience with multilingual setups (WPML Polylang or similar) Strong understanding of: Technical SEO Website performance optimisation Experience with data migration URL mapping and redirects Experience with CDN caching and hosting environments Preferred / Bonus Skills Experience with real estate/property websites Familiarity with Houzez or similar property systems Experience with multi-currency and geo-targeting Understanding of international investor audiences (UK US GCC) Experience with headless WordPress or modern frontend frameworks What Were Looking For A developer who understands that migration is as critical as development Strong attention to detail especially with data integrity and SEO preservation Ability to deliver a fast clean scalable product Someone who takes ownership from build migration launch What Youll Deliver A fully rebuilt high-performance Hassi Properties website Successfully migrated property listings and content A seamless go-live with no disruption to existing traffic or leads A scalable platform ready for global marketing campaigns

Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1