مرحباMarhaba, Arabic for hello
One developer for your Dubai web app, from the first screen to UAE PASS
Web development in Dubai usually means hiring a web development company. I offer an alternative: one developer who also designs, accountable for the whole build. I'm Maniruzzaman Jubayer, and I draw your screens and write the React and Next.js code behind them, in Arabic and English, with UAE PASS sign-in, card and Aani payments and hosting inside the UAE. I work from Dhaka, two hours ahead, so 8 hours of your working day is shared.
Designed and built by Maniruzzaman Jubayer
Free 30 min intro call · Written scope · One fixed quote · Arabic and English
8 hours of your day shared
Products in AI, property and finance that carry my work
- Raised by my clients
- $30M+
- Monthly visits on client platforms
- 10M+
- Client satisfaction in project reviews
- 90%
- Companies helped
- 50+
- Years building web and mobile apps
- 6+
- Behance features
- 20+
Trusted by teams at
Where Dubai web apps go wrong, and how I build around it
Dubai users sign in to government services with UAE PASS and pay friends in seconds with Aani, which passed 12.5 million users in April 2026. A web app that feels slower or clumsier than those gets noticed on the first visit.
When a React app is written with left and right everywhere, the Arabic version breaks: arrows point the wrong way, tables shift and numbers jump. From the first component I declare direction in the markup, space things with inline-start and inline-end, and wrap mixed scripts so they stay in order.
Sign-in with UAE PASS means a redirect, an approval on the phone and a token swap on your server, and basic accounts return no Emirates ID. I build the waiting, cancelled and unverified states, then test them on the UAE PASS staging environment.
A DIFC firm answers to the DIFC Data Protection Law, a mainland firm to the federal PDPL, and each asks different things of consent and transfers. So the data map comes first: what each table stores, who reads it, and which UAE region it belongs in.
The UAE consumer protection rules say invoices must be in Arabic and that online sellers registered in the UAE give product information in Arabic. I build Arabic product, checkout and invoice views alongside the English ones.
Work that fits what Dubai founders are building
An AI workflow automation web app with a review queue, a fractional property investing app, an AI-powered investment dashboard and an AI property advisor made for the UAE market, all designed by me. They cover AI, real estate and finance, three of the busiest fields in Dubai, and I build interfaces like these in Next.js.
Product design · SaaS
Axon
A workflow automation web app where every AI step has a confidence score and uncertain runs pause for a person in one review queue.
Read the case study →
Product design · Fintech
AQARI
A Shariah-compliant web app where investors in Saudi Arabia own property shares, collect rent, trade units and track Zakat.
Read the case study →
Product design · Fintech
Nexfolio
Portfolio management, market forecasts and AI insights in a web app made for modern investors.
Read the case study →
Mainland, DIFC or both? Let's work out which data law your app answers to.
Yalla, book a callWeb app development for Dubai: what goes into every build
Each of these six is named in the written scope before I open the code editor, so language, identity, payments and data rules are settled on day one.
- 01
Arabic and English from one codebase
Direction and language set per route, spacing written with logical CSS properties, mixed Arabic and Latin text isolated, and amounts that show the new dirham sign where fonts support it, with AED as the fallback.
- 02
UAE PASS sign-in, end to end
The redirect, the approval in the UAE PASS app, the token exchange on the server, logout, and a clear message for basic accounts that come back without an Emirates ID, tested in the UAE PASS staging environment first.
- 03
Payments that people in Dubai expect
Cards and Apple Pay through the gateway you hold, plus Aani request to pay or QR flows where your bank or payment provider offers them, with pending, failed and refunded states your support staff can explain.
- 04
Arabic invoices and product details
Invoice, receipt and product pages that carry Arabic text first, as UAE consumer law asks, with English beside it, and prices shown the same way in checkout, emails and PDFs.
- 05
Data hosted where it has to live
A written data map, then the database, files and backups in a UAE cloud region where your rules call for it, consent records stored with each account, and a plain path for access and deletion requests.
- 06
Accessible to WCAG 2.2 AA
Keyboard paths, focus states, labels and contrast checked on every screen in both languages, and for federal government work, components that follow TDRA's UAE Design System.
How a Dubai web app build runs, week by week
Four steps, timed in Gulf Standard Time, with one fixed price agreed before the first line of code.
- 01
Free 30 minute intro call
A Google Meet at a time that suits Dubai, Monday to Thursday. Tell me who signs in, how they pay and where you are licensed. You leave knowing whether I'm the right fit, with no pressure either way.
- 02
Written scope and one fixed quote
You get a document listing each screen in both languages, every sign-in and payment state, the cloud region and the data law in play, with a single price for all of it. Nothing is billed by the hour.
- 03
One-week sprints you can click through
Code lands in a repository you own, one week at a time. Each pull request comes with a link to try it in Arabic and English, and the data map grows as tables are added.
- 04
Go-live in Dubai time, then the keys
The app goes live in your chosen UAE region. You and I flip payments to live mode together, I do one last pass on accessibility, Arabic layout and security, and every account, document and line of code is handed to you.
Working details for a Dubai product team
- Clock
- Dubai is on UTC+4 and I am on UTC+6, two hours ahead, which gives you and me 8 hours of your working day
- Working week
- UAE government offices have run Monday to Friday since January 2022, and my weekend is Friday and Saturday, so Monday to Thursday is fully shared
- Languages
- Arabic and English from one Next.js codebase; calls and documents in English
- Stack
- TypeScript, React and Next.js, hosted in the UAE region of the cloud you pick
- Ways to talk
- Google Meet calls, a shared Slack channel and written notes on every pull request
What working with me looks like from Dubai
Remote, two hours apart, and built around UAE systems from the first call.
We can talk now
Your day My day Shared
- 01
One person from design to deploy
You don't go through an account manager. I design the screens, write the code, reply in Slack and run every weekly review, so a question gets an answer from the person who knows.
- 02
Two hours apart, four days fully shared
UAE government offices moved to Monday to Friday in January 2022, and my weekend is Friday and Saturday. That leaves Monday to Thursday shared in full and 8 hours of your hours inside mine; calls go in the diary in Dubai time.
- 03
Decisions in writing, progress you can click
Screens in Figma, code in your repository, and every decision written down. You get a Slack update every two days and a preview link on each pull request, so you test the real app rather than read about it.
- 04
UAE systems I already know
UAE PASS and its staging environment, Aani and your gateway, the PDPL and the DIFC law, Arabic consumer information, the dirham sign and UAE cloud regions are on my list before the first sprint, so no one on your side has to brief me on them.
Web development for the fields growing fastest in Dubai
Figures come from the regulator, operator or government office named in the sources. The screens shown are from my own projects in each field, not from any client in Dubai.
Fintech in DIFC
DIFC counted 1,677 AI, fintech and innovation firms and 1,052 regulated financial firms in 2025. Their web apps need DIFC data rules, audit trails and payments that include Aani, which now has 12.5 million users.
My fintech work →
Healthcare and clinics
The Dubai Health Authority's NABIDH exchange joins a patient's records from different providers into one file, and patients can opt out. Clinic portals need Arabic booking, clear consent and care with identity data.
My healthcare work →
Logistics and trade
Jebel Ali handled 15.5 million TEU in 2024, its highest since 2015, according to DP World. Freight and delivery tools here call for shipment status in real time, dispatch views, Arabic addresses and screens light enough for a driver's phone.
My logistics work →
SaaS and business software
UAE consumer law asks for Arabic invoices, and the dirham sign joined Unicode in September 2026. B2B and B2C SaaS here needs bilingual billing, prices that render correctly and roles that match how approvals really work.
My b2b saas work →
Real estate and property
Dubai Land Department recorded AED 252 billion of transactions in the first quarter of 2026, up 31%, with 29,312 new investors. Property web apps need Arabic listings, maps, investor dashboards and clean records.
My real estate work →
AI products
DIFC says 200 AI companies are based in its Dubai AI Campus. Products built on AI in Dubai call for bilingual streamed replies, citations a person can open, a human check on risky steps and plain words on data use.
My ai products work →
Who comes to me for web development in Dubai
Most Dubai builds I take on start with one of these four situations. If yours is among them, a 30 minute call tells you and me whether the fit is right.
That sounds like you?
Free zone startups with a launch date
You are licensed in DIFC, Dubai Internet City or DMCC and your launch date is fixed. Version one ships with Arabic, UAE PASS and checkout working, and the code is tidy enough for your future engineers to pick up.
Talk it through on a free callThat sounds like you?
DIFC fintech and regulated teams
If the DIFC Data Protection Law and a financial regulator apply to you, I build to your compliance team's standard: role-based access, audit logs, consent records and a written note of every access rule.
Talk it through on a free callThat sounds like you?
Government suppliers and semi-government teams
Federal websites follow TDRA's UAE Design System and its WCAG 2.2 base. I build to those components, add UAE PASS where a service needs it and document each decision so reviewers can sign off.
Talk it through on a free callThat sounds like you?
Companies bringing a product to the UAE
Your product already works in another market. I adapt sign-in, payments, Arabic content and hosting for UAE users while keeping one codebase; if Saudi Arabia is next, see my Riyadh development page.
Talk it through on a free callBuilding a Dubai web app: me, a new hire or a web development company
All three can work. Here is how they differ on the points a UAE product usually trips over.
| What you get | With me | In-house hire | Web development company |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starts without a hiring round | Yes | No | Yes |
| The person who designs the screens also writes the code | Yes | No | Sometimes |
| UAE PASS and payment states listed in the scope | Yes | Sometimes | Sometimes |
| Hosting checked against the PDPL or the DIFC law before launch | Yes | Sometimes | Sometimes |
| You speak to the person doing the work, every time | Yes | Yes | Sometimes |
| One fixed price for the whole build | Yes | No | Sometimes |
| Works from your Dubai office every day | No | Yes | Sometimes |
Founders on building a product with me
“The final product exemplified Muhammed’s profound comprehension of UI design principles, presenting a visually captivating experience that was both seamless and intuitive for users.”
Youssef RzikiClient, oil and gas trade“I highly recommend Jubayer for any design project. He quickly grasps complex concepts, excels in standard design practices, and responds promptly.”
Abhishek NaleProduct lead, StrellMore I do for teams in Dubai
Need the screens or the marketing site first? See my product design for Dubai and website design for Dubai; I build what I design.
Development in other cities
Web development in Dubai: what founders ask before they start
Straight answers, so you can decide whether a call is worth your time.
- It depends on scope, never on hours. The screens and user roles, Arabic and English, UAE PASS, the payment methods and where the data is hosted decide most of it. Once you and I have spoken for 30 minutes, free, you get a written scope and one fixed quote for everything, with no retainer. If you already have Figma files, my guide to moving from Figma to Next.js shows how I take them into code.
- No. I'm Maniruzzaman Jubayer, a design engineer who designs web apps and builds them in React and Next.js, working remotely from Dhaka. I have no Dubai office. What I offer instead of a web development company is one person accountable for the design and the code. See the Axon case study and the AQARI case study for the kind of product I design.
- Yes. AWS has run its Middle East (UAE) region with three availability zones since August 2022, Microsoft runs UAE North in Dubai with three zones, and Oracle runs UAE East in Dubai and UAE Central in Abu Dhabi. Your database, uploads and backups sit in whichever of these you pick, and logs or analytics follow them wherever the data map says so.
- It depends on where you are licensed. The UAE PDPL, Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021, has been in force since 2 January 2022 and is overseen by the UAE Data Office. Firms in DIFC follow the DIFC Data Protection Law of 2020 instead, and must notify its Commissioner of their processing at incorporation. Your lawyer decides which applies; I build consent and records to match. More in my guide to PDPL consent design.
- Your app sends the person to UAE PASS, they approve the request in the UAE PASS app on their phone, and UAE PASS returns a code your server swaps for a token and their profile. Basic accounts come back without an Emirates ID, so the app needs a message for that case. You onboard through four phases and test on staging first. I cover each screen in my UAE PASS sign-in guide.
- If you sell to consumers from the UAE, very likely. The UAE consumer protection portal says invoices must be in Arabic, with other languages optional, and that e-commerce businesses must give information about their products or services in Arabic. I build both languages from the first sprint. My notes on Arabic right to left design in the UAE explain the layout side.
- Yes, carefully. The dirham sign became U+20C3 in Unicode 18.0, released on 16 September 2026, but phones, laptops and fonts take time to support it. I store amounts with the AED code, show the sign only where the loaded font has it, and fall back to AED everywhere else, so no customer sees an empty box at checkout.
- Often, through your bank or payment provider. Aani is the instant payment platform of Al Etihad Payments, part of the Central Bank of the UAE, and passed 12.5 million users in April 2026, with QR payments, request to pay and transfers by mobile number. Your provider supplies the connection; I build the request, the waiting state, confirmation, expiry and refund screens around it.
- Yes. TDRA publishes the UAE Design System for federal government websites, built on Tailwind CSS and following WCAG 2.2. I can build a Next.js front end from its components and patterns, add UAE PASS where the service needs a verified identity, and test each page in Arabic and English with a keyboard and a screen reader before handover.
مرحبا
Arabic, UAE PASS and the dirham, built in from the start. Let's plan your web app.
Pick a time that suits your day in Dubai. Thirty minutes on your product and your deadline, and you leave knowing whether I am the right fit.
- Free, 30 minutes, on Google Meet
- Times shown in your own time zone
- A written scope and one fixed quote after the call
Sources and references (22)
- UAE Government portal, Data protection laws (Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on the Protection of Personal Data, in force 2 January 2022, UAE Data Office; DIFC Data Protection Law, DIFC Law No. 5 of 2020), updated 4 December 2025, read 26 October 2026: u.ae
- DIFC, Commissioner of Data Protection (supervises and enforces DIFC Law No. 5 of 2020, enacted May 2020; DIFC entities submit a data protection notification at incorporation and when there are changes; breach reporting form), read 26 October 2026: difc.com
- Dubai Media Office, DIFC announces annual results for 2025 (8,844 active companies, up 28%; 1,677 AI, fintech and innovation entities, up 35%, including 200 AI companies in the Dubai AI Campus; 1,052 regulated financial services firms), 5 February 2026: mediaoffice.ae
- UAE PASS, developer documentation overview (national digital identity and digital signature platform on OAuth 2.0; authentication, digital signature and eSeal for government and private organisations; SOP1 accounts have mobile and email verified but no Emirates ID), read 26 October 2026: docs.uaepass.ae
- UAE PASS, developer documentation (onboarding in Initiation, Development, Assessment and Go Live phases; staging environment; web flow: authorise, approve in the app, code returned, token, user info, logout; Emirates ID not returned for SOP1 users), read 26 October 2026: docs.uaepass.ae
- Gulf News (WAM), UAE instant payments platform Aani crosses 12.5 million users (run by Al Etihad Payments, a subsidiary of the Central Bank of the UAE; transfers in about three seconds; QR payments, request to pay, transfers by mobile number, Emirates ID or email; about 774,000 merchants), 10 April 2026: gulfnews.com
- Unicode Consortium, Unicode 18.0.0 (released 16 September 2026; 13,007 new characters), read 26 October 2026: unicode.org
- The National, UAE dirham symbol added to Unicode (U+20C3 in Unicode 18.0; unveiled by the Central Bank of the UAE on 27 March 2025; wide availability waits for device and keyboard makers), 22 September 2026: thenationalnews.com
- Wikipedia, Emirati dirham sign (U+20C3 UAE DIRHAM SIGN, Unicode 18.0, September 2026), read 26 October 2026: en.wikipedia.org
- UAE Government portal, Consumer protection (invoices must be in Arabic, other languages optional; e-commerce businesses give information in Arabic about the product or service; Federal Law No. 15 of 2020 as amended by Federal Decree-Law No. 5 of 2023), updated 2 September 2026: u.ae
- TDRA, UAE Design System 3.0, Getting started (components and patterns for UAE Federal Government websites; adheres to WCAG 2.2; built with Tailwind CSS), read 26 October 2026: designsystem.gov.ae
- Amazon Web Services, Now open: AWS Region in the United Arab Emirates (Middle East (UAE), me-central-1, three Availability Zones), 29 August 2022: aws.amazon.com
- Microsoft Learn, List of Azure regions (UAE North, Dubai, three availability zones; UAE Central, Abu Dhabi, restricted access), updated 13 October 2026: learn.microsoft.com
- Oracle, OCI regions and availability domains (UAE East, Dubai, me-dubai-1; UAE Central, Abu Dhabi, me-abudhabi-1), read 26 October 2026: docs.oracle.com
- Dubai Land Department, Dubai's real estate transactions surge 31% to reach AED 252 billion in Q1 2026 (60,303 transactions; 29,312 new investors), 9 April 2026: dubailand.gov.ae
- DP World, DP World records highest cargo volumes at Jebel Ali Port since 2015 (15.5 million TEU in 2024), 19 February 2025: dpworld.com
- Gulf News, NABIDH, the Dubai Health Authority's health information exchange (one record combined from different providers; linked to Emirates ID and mobile number; patients can opt out), 7 March 2024: gulfnews.com
- UAE Government portal, Working hours in the public sector (Monday to Thursday 7:30 am to 3:30 pm, Friday 7:30 am to 12:00 pm, since 1 January 2022), updated 12 August 2026: u.ae
- W3C Internationalization, Structural markup and right-to-left text in HTML (dir on the html element; dir=auto for user content; bdi), read 26 October 2026: w3.org
- MDN Web Docs, CSS logical properties and values, read 26 October 2026: developer.mozilla.org
- Wikipedia, Workweek and weekend (Bangladesh weekend Friday and Saturday), read 26 October 2026: en.wikipedia.org
- IANA time zone database, Asia/Dubai UTC+4 and Asia/Dhaka UTC+6, read 26 October 2026: iana.org
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