Davide Setti is a seasoned CTO with 17 years of experience designing and building data processing pipelines and a marketplace platform at Spaziodati. Based in Trentino–Alto Adige, he blends hands-on backend engineering with infrastructure design, drawing on a strong foundation in physics and applied IT. An active contributor to django-cms, he has improved backend robustness—tackling user management, migrations, and compatibility fixes—which reflects his attention to edge cases and long-term maintainability. His career spans research, teaching, and systems administration roles at regional universities and research centers, giving him a rare mix of academic rigor and production-focused pragmatism. Colleagues value his ability to turn complex data workflows into reliable, scalable systems while keeping an eye on developer experience.
17 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Physics, 110/110, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Physics, 110/110 at Università degli Studi di Trento
Perito informatico, Information Technology, 100/100, Perito informatico, Information Technology, 100/100 at ITI Marconi Rovereto
The easy-to-use and developer-friendly enterprise CMS powered by Django
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Contributions:6 commits, 1 PR, 1 comment in 1 month
Contributions summary:Davide primarily focused on enhancing the Django CMS backend functionality, particularly addressing issues related to user management and database schema. They implemented changes to support longer usernames and email addresses, fixed bugs related to Django 1.8 compatibility, and updated database migrations. Additionally, the user worked on improving settings validation and template loading within the CMS framework.
Contributions:1 PR, 2 pushes, 3 tags in 5 years 8 months
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