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About me.
My journey, experiences, and what drives me in the world of technology and education.
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.
Sarthak Shrivastava — known online as sarthaksavvy — has spent more than ten years building and shipping software, and now works with teams on LLM features, AI automation and the path to production. He founded 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 taught over 100,000 students on Udemy and publishes on YouTube, hosts the Laravel India Podcast, and speaks at conferences on AI agents, LLM function calling, Laravel and Docker.
- 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
Hello, I'm Sarthak
Known as “sarthaksavvy” in the tech community, I'm a full-stack developer, Docker Captain, and founder of Bitfumes. My journey in technology has been driven by a passion for learning and sharing knowledge.
Based in India, working with teams remotely worldwide. If you are looking for help putting a language model into a product, that is what I do as a consultant.
Professional journey
Current roles
- AI Consultant — Independent — LLM features, AI automation and production readiness.
- Founder — Bitfumes, a developer education company and YouTube channel.
- Software Engineer — Pfizer.
- Content Creator — YouTube, Udemy and the Laravel India Podcast.
Core expertise
- Large Language Models (LLMs)
- AI agents and function calling
- AI automation of everyday workflows
- Prompt engineering
- Laravel and PHP
- JavaScript and Next.js
- Python
- AWS cloud architecture
- Docker and containers
- DevOps and deployment
- Full-stack development
- Developer education
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.
Current focus
I'm currently working on AI: building products on top of large language models, consulting with teams putting LLM features into production, and making technology education accessible through Bitfumes, YouTube and Udemy.
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.
- What is sarthaksavvy?
- "sarthaksavvy" is the username Sarthak Shrivastava uses across the web — on GitHub, LinkedIn, X, Instagram and YouTube — and the name of his personal website, sarthaksavvy.com. It refers to the same person as "Sarthak Shrivastava".
- What technologies does Sarthak Shrivastava work with?
- Sarthak Shrivastava works with large language models and AI agents, Laravel and PHP, JavaScript and Next.js, Python, AWS, Docker and container-based deployment. His certifications cover AWS solutions architecture and development, and his Docker Captain recognition covers containers and DevOps.
- How can I contact Sarthak Shrivastava?
- The fastest way to reach Sarthak Shrivastava is by email at [email protected]. Consulting calls can be booked directly at https://cal.com/sarthaksavvy/ai-consultancy-discovery-call. He is also reachable on LinkedIn and X as @sarthaksavvy.