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You've had a "great vendor" disappear mid-project. The new developer's excuse "the original code is unmaintainable" costs you another month.
Shopify developer · Riyadh, KSA
Shopify developer in Riyadh.
Independent Shopify developer for Riyadh and wider-KSA brands. Strong timezone overlap (Saudi is 2.5h behind me), SAR billing, and the Saudi essentials overseas devs miss: Mada is mandatory, ZATCA e-invoicing (Fatoorah) is law, 15% VAT applies, Tabby/Tamara are expected, and Arabic RTL comes first.
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◆ AST overlap (UTC+3) · SAR billing · Mada · Tabby / Tamara · ZATCA e-invoicing · 15% VAT · Arabic-first
The bottleneck
What slows teams down today.
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Time-zone math gets in the way. You need overlap that's actually-overlapping, not "I'll respond tomorrow morning your time."
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You want a developer who knows your country's payment ecosystem (Shopify Payments availability, currency, sales tax handling).
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Communication on slow channels costs trust. Daily Loom updates + weekly demo cycle keeps the engagement honest.
How I work with KSA brands
What working together looks like.
Standard for every Saudi engagement — plus the Mada, ZATCA, VAT and Arabic-first details that decide whether a Saudi store actually converts.
- ◆ Strong timezone overlap — Saudi (UTC+3) is 2.5 hours behind me. Your full working day overlaps mine; same-day turnaround throughout.
- ◆ Daily end-of-day update (written or Loom) — what shipped, what's next, blockers.
- ◆ Weekly 30-min demo call on Zoom or Google Meet at a time that works for your timezone.
- ◆ NDA-ready, contracts via DocuSign / HelloSign / your standard.
- ◆ Wire / Wise / Stripe Invoice — multi-currency invoicing.
- ◆ Code in your repo (GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket) from day one.
- ◆ 14 days of post-launch monitoring + iteration on every project.
- ◆ Mada — Saudi Arabia's domestic card network is effectively mandatory; cards that aren't Mada-enabled fail at a huge share of checkouts. I integrate via HyperPay, PayTabs, Moyasar, or Checkout.com with Mada + Visa/Mastercard + Apple Pay (very high penetration in KSA).
- ◆ Tabby + Tamara BNPL (both Saudi-founded, both expected) and a verified Cash-on-Delivery flow with OTP and courier reconciliation (SMSA, Aramex, Saudi Post/SPL).
- ◆ ZATCA e-invoicing (Fatoorah) Phase 2 — compliant e-invoice generation/integration so your store meets Saudi law, not just Shopify defaults.
- ◆ Arabic-first + RTL — Arabic as the primary language, full RTL theme, bilingual AR/EN via Shopify Markets. In KSA this is the default expectation, not a secondary locale.
- ◆ 15% KSA VAT configured with the VAT number on invoices.
FAQ
KSA client FAQs.
No fluff — the specifics buyers want before booking a call. If yours isn't here, ask on the call.
What's your timezone overlap with Saudi Arabia?
Strong. Saudi runs on UTC+3; I'm at UTC+5:30 — 2.5 hours ahead. Your 9am in Riyadh is my 11:30am, so we share the full working day and the engagement runs same-day.
Do you integrate Mada?
Yes — and it matters more than anything else for a Saudi store. Mada is the domestic debit network; a checkout that only takes international Visa/Mastercard loses a large share of Saudi buyers. I integrate Mada via HyperPay, PayTabs, Moyasar or Checkout.com, alongside Apple Pay (very high adoption in KSA), plus Tabby and Tamara BNPL.
Can you handle ZATCA e-invoicing (Fatoorah)?
Yes — Saudi's ZATCA Phase 2 e-invoicing is a legal requirement. I set up compliant e-invoice generation and the integration path so your store issues conformant invoices, rather than relying on Shopify's default invoicing which doesn't meet ZATCA on its own.
Is the store Arabic-first?
In KSA it should be. I build Arabic as the primary language with full RTL theme support and a bilingual AR/EN storefront via Shopify Markets — RTL handled at the theme/CSS level so the layout is genuinely native, not a flipped afterthought.
How does SAR billing and 15% VAT work?
Wire (SAR/USD), Wise, or Stripe Invoice; 50/50 deposit terms. I configure 15% KSA VAT with your VAT number on invoices. I'm an India-based supplier, so your KSA-side accounting stays clean.
Reviews
What clients actually said.
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Extremely patient and extremely professional. And the result is amazing! Highly recommended!
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Great experience overall. The cost estimation calculator works well for our B2B needs and does exactly what we discussed. It's simple to use, and the logic behind the calculations is solid. There were a couple of small tweaks needed after delivery, but the seller was quick to respond and fixed everything.
★★★★★
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This Fiverr did a great job in helping change from a Magento to Shopify website. He was a great communicator and really knew both platforms. The transition was smooth and quick.
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