Salvatore La Spata

A SAP BTP architect who still writes code.

For more than 12 years I have been designing enterprise solutions on SAP, from on-premise ABAP to BTP, CAP and Integration Suite. I lead a 16-person team at GOTONEXT and, in my spare time, I experiment with React, Three.js and Rust.

Enterprise by day, creative coding by night.

Full-stack developer with more than 12 years of experience, focused on SAP enterprise architectures and modern web development. I like problems with real constraints: performance, integrations, people.

• Origins — Born in Sicily, in Rome since 2016. I brought the pragmatism with me.
• Current role — SAP BTP Practice Leader at GOTONEXT: I lead 16 people on cloud and on-premise architectures. [Leadership, Architecture]
• Background — Started with Java, now specialised in the BTP ecosystem. React, Node.js and TypeScript in my side projects. [SAP, React, Node.js, TypeScript]
• Accessibility — Every interface I sign works with a keyboard and a screen reader. This one included. [WCAG 2.2, ARIA]

Skills: salvatore@dev:~$ tree ~/skills

• skills/
  • architecture/
    • Software Architect Cloud and hybrid SAP solutions on BTP, CAP, RAP and Integration Suite.
    • DevOps CI/CD pipelines, Cloud Foundry, Docker and Kubernetes.
  • development/
    • Web App SAPUI5 and Fiori at work, React and Astro in my side projects.
    • Back-end Node.js, CAP, ABAP, Fastify and PostgreSQL.
    • Mobile React Native apps, from the first screen to the store.
  • user-experience/
    • Webdesign Clear interfaces, design systems and prototypes.
    • Web Accessibility WCAG 2.2, ARIA and real tests with screen readers.

• L3 Side projects React · TypeScript · Three.js · Rust evenings and weekends
• L2 SAP BTP CAP · RAP · Integration Suite · Event Mesh cloud
• L1 SAP on-premise ABAP · NetWeaver · HANA · OData the foundations

Technologies: salvatore@dev:~$ ls ~/.tools/*

~/.tools/sap:

• SAP BTP
• SAP HANA
• SAP NetWeaver
• SAP OData
• SAP CAP
• Event Mesh
• SAP Build Process Automation
• Integration Suite
• SAP RAP
• SAP Public Cloud

~/.tools/languages:

• HTML5
• CSS3
• JavaScript
• TypeScript
• SQL
• ABAP
• Python
• Rust*
• Swift*

~/.tools/frameworks:

• Node.js
• SAPUI5
• React
• React Native
• Next.js
• Astro
• Lit
• Three.js

~/.tools/data-and-services:

• Fastify
• Supabase
• PostgreSQL
• MongoDB
• Redis
• RabbitMQ

~/.tools/infrastructure:

• Cloud Foundry
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• AWS
• Oracle
• Netlify
• Vercel

~/.tools/tools:

• Linux
• Git
• Jenkins
• WebdriverIO

total 44 · * = learning

total 26

• drwxr-xr-x docker sap-docker-labs/ Docker experiments to automate the local setup of SAP systems.
• drwxr-xr-x chrome-ext my-annotation-extension/ Annotate web pages with highlights, shapes and colours stored locally.
• drwxr-xr-x chrome-ext sapui5-explorer-extension/ Inspect SAPUI5 and OpenUI5 apps right from the browser.
• drwxr-xr-x npm cap-plugin-adobe-forms/ A reusable CAP plugin that integrates Adobe Forms to generate PDFs from your services.
• drwxr-xr-x bot goto3d-bot/ Configure 3D objects from a Telegram chat.
• drwxr-xr-x prototype cubo-pazzesco/ A 3D cube. Nothing more, nothing less.
• drwxr-xr-x npm viewer-3d-lit-loader/ A loader for the Lit-based 3D viewer.
• drwxr-xr-x slides advanced-javascript/ An advanced JavaScript course.
• drwxr-xr-x slides http-like-restfull-vs-odata/ RESTful and OData compared in the SAP world.
• drwxr-xr-x slides git-sotto-al-cofano/ How Git works internally: objects, trees, commits.
• drwxr-xr-x slides ui5-web-components/ A talk on UI5 Web Components.
• drwxr-xr-x prototype sql-odata/ A Fastify plugin idea to expose OData on top of SQL.
• drwxr-xr-x npm viewer-3d-lit/ A 3D object viewer as a Web Component.
• drwxr-xr-x project config-reality-project/ The first idea of a 3D configurator, with a public demo.
• drwxr-xr-x project config-reality-process/ Turns images into 3D models.
• drwxr-xr-x project config-reality-dashboard/ Web dashboard for the image → 3D process.
• drwxr-xr-x npm odata-to-sql/ A minimal parser for OData v2 URLs.
• drwxr-xr-x project minesweeper/ Minesweeper, my favourite little game, without the ads.
• drwxr-xr-x project reinventing-minecraft-soil-generator/ Minecraft-style terrain generation, inspired by a video by Henrik Kniberg.
• drwxr-xr-x project agenzia-viaggi/ From an Excel quote to a web app with a customer registry.
• drwxr-xr-x project distinta-ante/ A length calculator for door frames, the perfect excuse to explore currying.
• drwxr-xr-x project google-mediapipe/ Experiments with Google Mediapipe.
• drwxr-xr-x learning node-js-mastering/ From the talk to the code.
• drwxr-xr-x learning langchain-and-stregatto/ Exploring LangChain with the OpenAI API.
• drwxr-xr-x learning hello-rust/ First steps with Rust.
• drwxr-xr-x learning edx-nodejs/ The edX Node.js course, exercises included.

1. d0892d8 (HEAD -> main) SAP BTP Practice Leader @ GOTONEXT S.r.l. 01/2023 – today [+] [-]

   I lead the SAP BTP practice and a 16-person team on cloud and on-premise architectures, from technical consulting to full-stack development.

   • Roles: Practice Leader (SME), SAP BTP Architect, Senior SAP Full Stack Technical Consultant, Team Leader.
   • I design SAP BTP architectures for enterprise customers and follow them into production.
   • I coordinate a team of 16 consultants and developers: growth, code review, technical decisions.
   • I build accessible web applications following the WCAG and ARIA guidelines.

   Rome · #sap-btp #cap #rap #integration-suite #leadership

2. b896796 SAP Full Stack Developer @ Cube Consultants 02/2017 – 12/2022 [+] [-]

   Development on SAP cloud (BTP) and on-premise, with React, React Native and Node.js integrations.

   • ABAP development on the HCM, MM and SD modules.
   • Integrating React front ends and React Native apps with SAP systems.
   • Node.js services on SAP BTP.

   Rome · #abap #sap-btp #react #node.js

3. 17abb61 Programmer Analyst @ Cube Consultants 07/2016 – 01/2017 [+] [-]

   Internship: analysis and development of a Java solution for equipment logistics.

   Rome · #java

4. be9c9f0 Internship @ Xenia Progetti 09/2015 – 04/2016 [+] [-]

   Six months on an Android and iOS tourism app with augmented reality content.

   Sicily · #unity3d #vuforia #ar

• -rw-r--r-- 2026-09-28 An accessible portfolio: what I changed for WCAG 2.2 11 min #accessibility #frontend
• -rw-r--r-- 2026-09-02 OData is not REST (and that's fine) 9 min #sap-btp
• -rw-r--r-- 2026-05-27 Accessible web applications for visually impaired and blind users 3 min #accessibility #frontend

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1. [1] SAP Dev Coffee Chat · 30 min · For developers

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2. [2] Modern SAP Dev Roundtable · 60 min · For teams and companies

   Architecture, cloud migration, choosing between CAP and RAP, team roadmap. We start from your context.

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