# Thilina Jayamal — Portfolio & Engineering Knowledge Base

> Full-Stack Software Engineer specializing in Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript, GSAP Animations, Scalable Backend Architectures, and Agentic AI Systems.

## Developer Profile
- **Name**: Thilina Jayamal
- **Role**: Software Engineer & Full-Stack Developer
- **Website**: https://thilinajayamal.dev
- **GitHub**: https://github.com/ThilinaJayamal
- **LinkedIn**: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thilinajayamal
- **Twitter/X**: https://x.com/Thilina_Jayamal
- **Email**: thilinajayamal271@gmail.com

## Technical Stack & Capabilities
- **Frontend**: Next.js 16, React 19, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, GSAP (ScrollTrigger, SplitText), Zustand, Redux
- **Backend & Cloud**: Node.js, Express.js, NestJS, FastAPI, Spring Boot, Docker, Linux, AWS
- **Databases**: MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Vector Databases (MongoDB Vector Search)
- **AI & Agentic Systems**: LangChain, Groq, Ollama, OpenAI API, DeepAgents, RAG Architectures

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## Published Engineering Blogs & Guides

### 1. Mastering Next.js 16 App Router & Server Actions: The Definitive Guide
- **URL**: https://thilinajayamal.dev/blogs/mastering-nextjs-16-app-router-server-actions
- **Category**: Educational
- **Summary**: Comprehensive guide covering React 19 Server Components, zero-API Server Actions, optimistic UI patterns with useOptimistic, and granular tag-based cache revalidation.

### 2. 10 TypeScript & React Performance Tricks Every Developer Should Know
- **URL**: https://thilinajayamal.dev/blogs/10-typescript-react-performance-tricks
- **Category**: Tech Tricks
- **Summary**: Actionable engineering tricks including Discriminated Unions for state machines, the TypeScript satisfies operator, component render bailouts, and preventing DOM layout thrashing in animations.

### 3. The Rise of Agentic AI & Local LLMs: What Web Engineers Need to Know in 2026
- **URL**: https://thilinajayamal.dev/blogs/rise-of-agentic-ai-local-llms-2026
- **Category**: Tech Updates
- **Summary**: Architectural evolution from basic chat widgets to autonomous tool-calling agents, running quantized local models with Ollama, and vector RAG pipelines in Next.js.

### 4. Advanced GSAP ScrollTrigger Animations in Modern Next.js Applications
- **URL**: https://thilinajayamal.dev/blogs/advanced-gsap-scrolltrigger-animations-nextjs
- **Category**: Tech Tricks
- **Summary**: Best practices for GPU-accelerated web animations, gsap.context lifecycle management, scroll scrub physics, and memory-safe transitions in React 19.

### 5. Building Scalable Backend Systems with Clean Architecture & MongoDB
- **URL**: https://thilinajayamal.dev/blogs/scalable-backend-clean-architecture-mongodb
- **Category**: Educational
- **Summary**: Production patterns for 3-tier clean architecture, serverless MongoDB connection pooling, and compound indexing following the ESR rule.

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