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Job boards where Dubai employers pay to post and candidates apply free.

Codeeo takes on paid job board website development in Dubai for founders, media groups and licensed recruitment agencies that want to charge employers for reach. We build the paying side properly: employer verification, job posting packages, subscriptions, CV database access, featured roles, VAT invoices and refunds, alongside a candidate side that stays free and fast to use, because a board without applicants has nothing to sell.

In the UAE, recruitment costs fall on employers, not job seekers. The platform is designed around that rule from the first wireframe, so every paid product is aimed at companies and agencies, and candidates never meet a paywall.

Built for
Niche and general job board founders, media and community publishers, and licensed recruitment agencies in Dubai.
Typical timeline
Fixed after discovery, when the paid products, verification steps, payment provider and launch sectors are agreed, and released in planned phases.
What you own
The platform code, employer and candidate databases, payment and billing records, and the domain and brand, all in your accounts.
Rated
4.7 / 5 from 23 Google reviews

200+ companies servedFrom a first store to an ADX listed developer

Modon
Majid Al Futtaim
HP
Belkin
Dulsco Group
OneClickDrive
Hanayen
HMS
Clocksprings
Ghezlan

What the platform can include

The products employers pay for and the plumbing that bills them.

A paid job board is a small commerce business. It has a catalogue of products such as single postings, bundles, monthly plans and database access, a checkout, a billing system with tax invoices, and an after sales desk that handles refunds and complaints. It also has a trust problem to solve, because fake job adverts are a known scam in the region and candidates have learned to be wary. The modules below are what we build for job boards serving Dubai employers. We tend to launch with verification, posting packages, payments and a clean candidate experience, then add subscriptions, CV search and promotional products once employers are returning.

Explain your project
  • Employer verification

    Companies register with their trade licence number, issuing authority, whether mainland or free zone, and a work email on the company domain. Your team approves accounts from a review queue, and verified employers carry a badge on every advert. Recruitment agencies upload their MOHRE licence details so candidates know they are dealing with a licensed intermediary. Approval rules can differ for direct employers and agencies, and both can be changed without a developer.

    Fewer scam adverts and more trust from applicants.

  • Posting packages and checkout

    Single postings, multi job bundles and posting durations sold through a short checkout. Employers see what each package includes, pay by card or Apple Pay, and publish immediately. Unused postings remain in their balance until the expiry date your terms set. A discount code field is available if your sales team runs campaigns, with every code tracked to the orders it produced.

    Employers buy and post in one sitting without speaking to sales.

  • Employer subscriptions

    Monthly or annual plans with a set number of active jobs, users and database views. Upgrades take effect immediately with prorated charges, downgrades apply at renewal, and failed card payments retry automatically before jobs are paused. Plans can include extra recruiter seats, so a growing employer pays for more users without opening a second account.

    Recurring revenue that renews without invoicing by hand.

  • CV database access

    Paid search of candidates who have opted in to being found, with filters for role, sector, languages, visa status and notice period. Contact details are released against credits, and every view is logged. Candidates can hide their profile from their current employer. Candidates choose which details are visible, such as hiding their current company until they reply.

    A premium product built on consent, not scraped data.

  • Featured jobs and employer branding

    Top of list placement, highlighted adverts, inclusion in job alert emails and company pages with photos and benefits. Each promotional product has a clear label so candidates know what is sponsored. Placements are sold by date and capacity, so two employers are never promised the same top slot.

    Higher value orders from employers competing for the same talent.

  • Invoices, VAT and credit terms

    Tax invoices with both TRNs, VAT on each line, credit notes for refunds, and purchase order fields for larger companies. Corporate accounts can pay by bank transfer on agreed terms, with reminders before and after the due date. Statements for corporate accounts list every posting and charge in a month on one page.

    Finance teams at employers can pay you without friction.

  • Candidate side that stays free

    Fast search, quick apply with a saved profile, job alerts, application history and clear status updates. English and Arabic interfaces, and pages light enough to load on a phone during a metro commute from Al Nahda to Business Bay. Saved searches and alerts bring candidates back each time a matching role is posted.

    Enough applicants to make every paid posting worth renewing.

  • Applicant management for employers

    Employers review applications per job, shortlist, reject with a polite message, add notes and export to their own applicant tracking system. Agencies manage roles for several clients from one account. Simple screening questions let employers filter applications before they open a single CV.

    Employers stay on your board instead of moving applicants into email.

  • Reports, disputes and refunds

    Candidates report suspicious adverts, employers dispute charges, and both reach a case queue with deadlines and outcomes. Refund rules for unused postings or removed adverts are applied consistently from the admin panel. Every decision is logged with a reason, which helps if a payment provider asks about a chargeback.

    A fair, recorded process when something goes wrong.

  • Job search visibility

    Every advert carries JobPosting structured data with salary fields where the employer chooses to share them, location, employment type and closing date, so roles can appear in Google's job results. Expired adverts are marked correctly instead of lingering, and sector and area pages for places such as Dubai Internet City or Jebel Ali gather related roles under URLs that rank.

    Free candidate traffic that makes every paid posting perform better.

Who this is for

Four job board businesses we build for in Dubai.

General job sites already exist in the UAE, so new boards succeed by owning a sector, a community or a level of seniority. What employers pay for changes with each model. Hospitality groups hiring in volume want bundles and fast posting, while a board for senior finance roles sells fewer, pricier products and a curated CV database. These four briefs are the ones that come to us most.

01

A sector specific job board

Hospitality, healthcare, construction, aviation or technology roles, each with its own vocabulary and filters. Healthcare listings, for example, may ask whether a DHA licence is required, and hospitality listings often need shift patterns and accommodation details. We build sector fields into posting forms so adverts are consistent, and sector landing pages that rank for the roles people search in Dubai. Employer packages can be priced by sector, because a hotel group hiring dozens of staff buys differently from a clinic hiring one nurse.

Depth in one sector beats breadth across all of them.

02

A community or language focused board

Boards for Arabic speaking roles, for Emirati talent, or for a specific expatriate community. The commercial model often mixes employer packages with sponsorship from organisations that want to reach that audience. Emiratisation focused boards may add filters and reporting that help employers meet their quotas, without making claims on behalf of any government programme. Content and alerts in Arabic matter here, and we treat them as equal to the English version rather than a translation pass at the end.

03

A recruitment agency adding a paid board

A licensed agency already has candidates and clients. A board lets it sell self service postings to smaller employers who would never pay a placement fee. We connect the board to the agency's existing applicant tracking system so the same candidate is never stored twice. Postings from self service employers can be passed to your consultants as leads when a role looks hard to fill.

Your MOHRE licence details can appear on the site to reinforce trust.

04

A media group monetising its audience

Publishers with a professional readership sell job posting products alongside advertising. The board shares sign in and design with the main site, takes payments through the same gateway, and bundles postings with newsletter placements your sales team already sells. Single sign in means a reader who already has an account can apply for a job in two taps.

Six stages to a job board employers pay for.

  1. 01Commercial model sessionHeld in Dubai, we agree which products you sell, who buys them, verification rules, refund terms and the sectors you launch in.
  2. 02Billing and data designPayment gateway, VAT and invoice format, subscription rules, CV consent wording and data retention periods written down before any design work.
  3. 03Employer and candidate designCheckout, employer dashboard, posting form, candidate search and apply screens designed in English and Arabic and tested with real users.
  4. 04Build and integrationAccounts, verification queue, product catalogue, payments, subscriptions, CV database, alerts and ATS exports built in reviewed releases.
  5. 05Soft launch with employersA handful of employers buy and post real jobs, so checkout, invoicing and moderation are proven before marketing begins.
  6. 06Public launch and growthCandidate acquisition, sector landing pages and new paid products added in the order employer demand and data suggest.

Technology

What we build this with.

A modern web stack such as Next.js with a Laravel or Node back end, a search index for jobs and CVs, a payments ledger, and email and WhatsApp notification services. Choices follow your team and how the board will grow.

01Web

  • React
  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • Node.js
  • Laravel
  • WordPress

02Commerce

  • Shopify Plus
  • WooCommerce
  • BigCommerce
  • Headless storefronts

03Data and cloud

  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • MongoDB
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • Docker

04Marketing and tracking

  • GA4
  • Google Tag Manager
  • Search Console
  • Meta Pixel
  • Looker Studio

Questions job board founders ask before they build.

Employer verification, paid products, billing and a free candidate side.

The paid side covers employer sign up and verification, posting packages, subscriptions, CV database access, featured adverts, checkout, tax invoices and refunds. The candidate side covers search, applications, alerts and profiles. Admin tools tie them together with moderation, reports and finance exports. We scope each piece to your commercial model, so you only build what you will actually sell at launch. Dubai employers also expect to pay with corporate cards and receive invoices in their company's legal name, so those details are captured at checkout.

Tell us what the business needs. We will tell you what to build first.

Schedule a free consultation and get a written recommendation, with costs, before you commit to anything.

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PROVEN RESULTS

4.7 / 5from 23 Google reviews