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Search that ranks, and bookings that never double up. 10 components, 2 request walk-throughs.
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Guests and hosts API gateway Search service Listing index Ranking model Booking service MySQL Payments Event stream Messaging
A simplified model based on public talks and engineering write-ups. Real systems are larger and change over time.