The Question
DesignCinema Ticket Booking System Design
Design a high-concurrency ticket booking platform for a national cinema chain. The system must allow users to browse movies, view real-time seat availability, and lock seats during a 10-minute checkout window. Focus on ensuring that no two users can book the same seat and that the system remains responsive during peak blockbuster release windows.
PostgreSQL
Redis
Redis Streams
Distributed Locks
Microservices
February 25, 2026