Founder·Builder·AI Consultant·10+ Years
Hi, I amSarthak.
India-based founder, content creator, developer and AI consultant — passionate about building products and automating daily work.
Who is Sarthak Shrivastava?
Sarthak Shrivastava is an AI consultant, software engineer and educator based in India. He is the founder of Bitfumes, a Docker Captain, and an AWS Certified Solutions Architect who helps teams take large language model features from prototype to production.
He founded Bitfumes, works as a software engineer at Pfizer, and was named a Docker Captain in December 2023. He has taught more than 100,000 students on Udemy, hosts the Laravel India Podcast, and speaks at conferences on AI agents, LLM function calling, Laravel and Docker. Based in India, working with teams remotely worldwide.
- YouTube subscribers
- 156K+
- Across the Bitfumes and sarthaksavvy channels.
- Students taught on Udemy
- 100K+
- Positive course reviews
- 3,000+
- Building and shipping software
- 10+ years
- Laravel India Podcast episodes
- 12+
- Conference and meetup talks listed on this site
- 6
Figures current as of August 2026
Recognition and certifications
Docker Captain
Awarded December 2023 by Docker for community contribution.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect
Amazon Web Services certification.
AWS Certified Developer
Amazon Web Services certification.
Where to go next
AI consulting
How Sarthak works with teams on LLM features, AI automation and getting both into production.
Products he has shipped
AudioBolo, Backstage Cut, Ginger, Expensorr and Mezohub — built end to end, all live.
Conference talks
Talks on AI agents, LLM function calling, Laravel and Docker, in India, the UK and Mauritius.
Laravel India Podcast
Conversations with the Laravel community, including Taylor Otwell, James Brooks and Freek Van der Herten.
Background and credentials
Docker Captain, two AWS certifications, ten years of shipping software and a decade of teaching it.
Frequently asked questions
Direct answers to the questions people ask most often about Sarthak, his work and how to hire him.
Common questions
- Who is Sarthak Shrivastava?
- Sarthak Shrivastava is an AI consultant, software engineer and developer educator based in India. He is the founder of Bitfumes, works as a software engineer at Pfizer, was named a Docker Captain in December 2023, and holds the AWS Certified Solutions Architect and AWS Certified Developer certifications. He has more than ten years of experience building software and has taught over 100,000 students on Udemy.
- What is Sarthak Shrivastava known for?
- Sarthak Shrivastava is best known for Bitfumes, the developer education channel he founded, and for teaching Laravel, Docker, AWS and AI to software engineers. He is a Docker Captain, hosts the Laravel India Podcast, speaks at conferences on AI agents and LLM function calling, and builds AI products including AudioBolo and Backstage Cut.
- Where is Sarthak Shrivastava based?
- Sarthak Shrivastava is based in India and works with teams remotely worldwide. He has spoken at events in India, the United Kingdom and Mauritius.
- What is Bitfumes?
- Bitfumes is the developer education company and YouTube channel founded by Sarthak Shrivastava. It publishes tutorials and courses on Laravel, Docker, AWS, JavaScript and AI for software engineers, and is the channel behind the majority of his 156K+ YouTube subscribers.
- Is Sarthak Shrivastava a Docker Captain?
- Yes. Sarthak Shrivastava was named a Docker Captain in December 2023. Docker Captain is a recognition Docker gives to community members for their technical expertise and for sharing what they know publicly; it is awarded by Docker rather than applied for and examined.
More answers are on the frequently asked questions page.