Modern SAP
Technologies
- RAP
- CAP
- SAPUI5
- SAP Fiori
- Web Components
- ABAP Cloud
- OData v4
- CDS
- HANA native
Systems
- S/4HANA
- SAP EWM
- BW/4HANA
- HANA Cloud
- SAP Cloud ALM
- SAP Analytics Cloud
- SAP Business Data Cloud
Friedewald, Germany · Available across Europe
Mike Zaschka.
Modern SAP. End‑to‑end.
12+ years of SAP. 20+ years working in IT projects. Designing and building cloud-native, AI-driven systems on modern SAP Technologies.
Profile
A pragmatic architect with hands-on mentality.
Certified SAP Solution Architect with 12+ years of focused SAP work and 20+ years shipping software. Hands-on across the modern SAP stack: CAP, SAPUI5/Fiori, RAP, modern ABAP, BTP, SAP HANA, S/4HANA and SAP AI. And equally at home in hybrid AWS / Azure architectures.
Technologically and methodologically at the cutting edge by embedding AI tools into daily development and architecting end-to-end AI-driven solutions, from LLM integrations to agentic and MCP architectures. Public speaker and maintainer of open-source CAP plugins: cds-caching, cds-data-federation, and cds-kafka.
SAP BTP
Architecture
- Multi-tenant SaaS
- Side-by-side extensions
- Event-driven systems
- Subaccount design
Services
- Cloud Foundry
- Kyma
- HANA Cloud
- Integration Suite
- Event Mesh
- SAP AI Core
- SAP Build
- IAS
- XSUAA
- Connectivity
Polyglot Engineering
Languages
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- ABAP
- Java
- Python
- Ruby
- SQL
Databases
- PostgreSQL
- HANA
- Redis
- SQLite
Cloud & Infrastructure
- AWS
- Azure
- Docker
- Kubernetes
Eventing
- Apache Kafka
- SAP Event Mesh
Delivery Practices
Methods
- Agile
- Scrum
- Kanban
- BDD
- TDD
- Pair programming
- Code reviews
Tools & pipelines
- Jira
- Confluence
- GitHub
- GitHub Actions
- CI/CD
Management & Leadership
- Team lead
- Mentorship
- Hiring & onboarding
- Public speaking
- Open-source maintainership
- Architecture reviews
- Stakeholder communication
AI-Native
- LLM integration
- Agentic patterns
- Agentic engineering
- Tool use
- MCP servers
- RAG architectures
- Prompt engineering
Selected Work
Recent engagements.
A representative slice. Some clients are anonymized; a full project list is available on request.
Mar 2025 – Jul 2026
Intralogistics Company
Oensingen, AT
SAPUI5 Developer, Solution Architect, ABAP (RAP) & CAP Developer
- Designed the technical architecture and framework for a multi-app intralogistics solution covering all relevant warehouse processes.
- Implemented multiple SAPUI5 applications and shared component libraries.
- Implemented an event-driven RAP service layer connecting SAP EWM backend functionality to the UI5 apps.
- Built a CAP-based mock EWM backend to enable parallel, accelerated UI5 development with AI-supported development.
- SAP EWM
- RAP
- ABAP
- SAPUI5
- CAP
- Agentic engineering
Feb 2025 – Present
Private Bank
Zurich, CH
ABAP (RAP) Developer, CAP Developer, SAPUI5 Developer, Solution Architect
- Designed the technical architecture and data model of a new application consolidating multiple legacy tools for client managers.
- Implemented a SAPUI5 library bridging UI5 to an internal Web Component-based corporate design system.
- Set up a CAP mock backend with an identical OData API to enable fast, parallel UI5 development.
- RAP
- ABAP
- SAPUI5
- Web Components
- CAP
- BW/4HANA
Jun 2025 – Mar 2026
Industrial Automation Company
Aerzen, DE
SAP BTP Solution Architect & Consultant
- Guided SAP BTP architecture inside an ongoing S/4HANA transition.
- Delivered reference applications and architecture blueprints for cloud-native and integration scenarios.
- Advised on LLM usage — exposing data via MCP servers, AI-supported test case creation.
- SAP BTP
- CAP
- SAPUI5
- HANA Cloud
- Integration Suite
- S/4HANA
- LLM integration
- MCP servers
Dec 2024 – Present
Open-Source CAP Plugins
Friedewald, DE
Author & Maintainer
- cds-caching — caching capabilities for CAP applications.
- cds-data-federation — data replication from remote services for performance.
- cds-kafka — native access to Kafka event streaming inside CAP.
- Built with AI-supported development; AI-generated test cases.
- Presented at reCAP 2025 and reCAP 2026.
- CAP
- Apache Kafka
- Docker
- Redis
- Agentic engineering
Oct 2021 – Dec 2024
Multi-Tenant SaaS Product
Bad Hersfeld, DE
Cloud Solution Architect, Lead Developer
- Designed a distributed, event-driven architecture spanning 20+ SAP BTP services.
- Implemented the CAP backend, SAPUI5 frontend, and a TypeScript UI5 framework with custom controls.
- Built a black-box testing framework covering API and UI across the full stack.
- SAPUI5
- CAP
- Redis
- Apache Kafka
- AWS
- Docker
- PostgreSQL
- HANA Cloud
Experience
Two decades of shipping.
- May 2021 – Present
Independent SAP Solution Architect & Developer (Freelancer)
Freelancer · Friedewald, DE
- Architecture and development for end-to-end processes on modern SAP technologies.
- Thought leadership through blogs, podcasts, and international conference talks.
- Jan 2019 – Dec 2024
Business Unit Lead Cloud Consulting / Senior BTP Consultant
p36 GmbH · Bad Hersfeld, DE
- Built and led the BTP consulting team; mentored consultants and developers.
- Technical lead for a multi-tenant SaaS product from concept to market launch.
- Jul 2014 – Jan 2019
SAP BI/BW Consultant
TEAMFACT GmbH · Chemnitz, DE
- Feb 2008 – Jun 2014
Senior Software / Web Developer
dkd Internet Service GmbH · Frankfurt am Main, DE
Speaking & Writing
Share knowledge.
Talks at international SAP developer conferences, and articles on the SAP Community network.
Talks
- Jul 2026
Optimizing CAP Performance — Part II
reCAP 2026
- Jul 2026
UI5 has entered the chat — MCP apps and UI5
UI5con 2026
- Jul 2025
Optimizing CAP Performance — Part I
reCAP 2025
- Jul 2025
Connecting CAP and Kafka via cds-kafka
reCAP 2025
- Jul 2024
Modern JavaScript and UI5 — Part II
UI5con 2024
- Jul 2023
Modern JavaScript and UI5 — Part I
UI5con 2023
- 2021
CAP and PostgreSQL
reCAP 2021
Writing
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CAP Just Got Faster — What's New in cds-caching 1.0
SAP Community ↗
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Boosting Performance in SAP Cloud Application Programming Model (CAP)
SAP Community ↗
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Using Apache Kafka for Messaging in SAP CAP — Part II
SAP Community ↗
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Using Apache Kafka for Messaging in SAP CAP — Part I
SAP Community ↗
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A ChatGPT-like Chat App Built with Modern SAP Technologies — Part III
SAP Community ↗
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A ChatGPT-like Chat App Built with Modern SAP Technologies — Part II
SAP Community ↗
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A ChatGPT-like Chat App Built with Modern SAP Technologies — Part I
SAP Community ↗
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SAP API Management — Error Handling with FaultRules — Part II
SAP Community ↗
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SAP API Management — Error Handling with FaultRules — Part I
SAP Community ↗
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Run and Deploy CAP with PostgreSQL on SAP BTP Cloud Foundry (Node.js)
SAP Community ↗
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Getting Started with CAP on PostgreSQL (Node.js)
SAP Community ↗
Industries
Across regulated, industrial, and consumer domains.
- Automotive
- Life Sciences
- Pharmaceuticals
- Retail & E-Commerce
- Software & IT Services
- Banking
- Telecommunications
- Public Sector
- Real Estate
- Intralogistics
- Luxury Goods
Education & Certifications
Foundations, formally certified.
Education
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2010 – 2014
M.A. IT-Management
FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management · Frankfurt am Main
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2002 – 2008
Diploma, Applied Computer Science
Hochschule Fulda · Fulda
Certifications
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2017
SAP Certified Application Associate — SAP HANA
2016 SPS12
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2015
SAP Certified Application Associate — Business Intelligence with BW 7.4 & BI 4.1
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2013
SAP Certified Application Associate — Business Foundation & Integration with SAP ERP
Let's talk
Have a project in mind?
Happy to collaborate on modern SAP architecture and development—focused projects.