diff --git a/backend/api/controllers/result.ts b/backend/api/controllers/result.ts
index a171360d6..936abc362 100644
--- a/backend/api/controllers/result.ts
+++ b/backend/api/controllers/result.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
 } from "../../anticheat/index";
 import MonkeyStatusCodes from "../../constants/monkey-status-codes";
 import { incrementResult } from "../../utils/prometheus";
+import George from "../../tasks/george";
 
 const objecthash = node_object_hash().hash;
 
@@ -61,6 +62,10 @@ class ResultController {
 
   static async addResult(req: MonkeyTypes.Request): Promise<MonkeyResponse> {
     const { uid } = req.ctx.decodedToken;
+
+    const useRedisForBotTasks =
+      req.ctx.configuration.useRedisForBotTasks.enabled;
+
     const result = Object.assign({}, req.body.result);
     result.uid = uid;
     if (result.wpm === result.raw && result.acc !== 100) {
@@ -246,11 +251,17 @@ class ResultController {
     if (result.mode === "time" && String(result.mode2) === "60") {
       UserDAO.incrementBananas(uid, result.wpm);
       if (isPb && user.discordId) {
+        if (useRedisForBotTasks) {
+          George.updateDiscordRole(user.discordId, result.wpm);
+        }
         BotDAO.updateDiscordRole(user.discordId, result.wpm);
       }
     }
 
     if (result.challenge && user.discordId) {
+      if (useRedisForBotTasks) {
+        George.awardChallenge(user.discordId, result.challenge);
+      }
       BotDAO.awardChallenge(user.discordId, result.challenge);
     } else {
       delete result.challenge;
diff --git a/backend/api/controllers/user.ts b/backend/api/controllers/user.ts
index add843e76..3c4e3fc66 100644
--- a/backend/api/controllers/user.ts
+++ b/backend/api/controllers/user.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import Logger from "../../utils/logger";
 import { MonkeyResponse } from "../../utils/monkey-response";
 import { linkAccount } from "../../utils/discord";
 import { buildAgentLog } from "../../utils/misc";
+import George from "../../tasks/george";
 
 class UserController {
   static async createNewUser(
@@ -110,6 +111,9 @@ class UserController {
       data: { tokenType, accessToken },
     } = req.body;
 
+    const useRedisForBotTasks =
+      req.ctx.configuration.useRedisForBotTasks.enabled;
+
     const userInfo = await UsersDAO.getUser(uid);
     if (userInfo.banned) {
       throw new MonkeyError(403, "Banned accounts cannot link with Discord");
@@ -134,6 +138,10 @@ class UserController {
     }
 
     await UsersDAO.linkDiscord(uid, discordId);
+
+    if (useRedisForBotTasks) {
+      George.linkDiscord(discordId, uid);
+    }
     await BotDAO.linkDiscord(uid, discordId);
     Logger.log("user_discord_link", `linked to ${discordId}`, uid);
 
@@ -145,12 +153,19 @@ class UserController {
   ): Promise<MonkeyResponse> {
     const { uid } = req.ctx.decodedToken;
 
+    const useRedisForBotTasks =
+      req.ctx.configuration.useRedisForBotTasks.enabled;
+
     const userInfo = await UsersDAO.getUser(uid);
     if (!userInfo.discordId) {
       throw new MonkeyError(404, "User does not have a linked Discord account");
     }
 
+    if (useRedisForBotTasks) {
+      George.unlinkDiscord(userInfo.discordId, uid);
+    }
     await BotDAO.unlinkDiscord(uid, userInfo.discordId);
+
     await UsersDAO.unlinkDiscord(uid);
     Logger.log("user_discord_unlinked", userInfo.discordId, uid);
 
diff --git a/backend/constants/base-configuration.ts b/backend/constants/base-configuration.ts
index c3f99d68d..fd286715f 100644
--- a/backend/constants/base-configuration.ts
+++ b/backend/constants/base-configuration.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ const BASE_CONFIGURATION: MonkeyTypes.Configuration = {
   enableSavingResults: {
     enabled: false,
   },
+  useRedisForBotTasks: {
+    enabled: false,
+  },
 };
 
 export default BASE_CONFIGURATION;
diff --git a/backend/example.env b/backend/example.env
index b3cd2a4ef..ca3acace1 100644
--- a/backend/example.env
+++ b/backend/example.env
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 DB_NAME=monkeytype
 DB_URI=mongodb://localhost:27017
+REDIS_URI=redis://localhost:6379
 MODE=dev
 # You can also use the format mongodb://username:password@host:port or
 # uncomment the following lines if you want to define them separately
diff --git a/backend/init/redis.ts b/backend/init/redis.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b473f9f5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/init/redis.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import IORedis from "ioredis";
+
+class RedisClient {
+  static connection: IORedis.Redis;
+  static connected = false;
+
+  static async connect(): Promise<void> {
+    if (this.connected) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const { REDIS_URI } = process.env;
+
+    if (!REDIS_URI) {
+      throw new Error("No redis configuration provided");
+    }
+
+    this.connection = new IORedis(REDIS_URI, {
+      maxRetriesPerRequest: null, // These options are required for BullMQ
+      enableReadyCheck: false,
+      lazyConnect: true,
+    });
+
+    try {
+      await this.connection.connect();
+      this.connected = true;
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(error.message);
+      console.error(
+        "Failed to connect to redis. Exiting with exit status code 1."
+      );
+      process.exit(1);
+    }
+  }
+
+  static getConnection(): IORedis.Redis {
+    return this.connection;
+  }
+}
+
+export default RedisClient;
diff --git a/backend/jobs/update-leaderboards.ts b/backend/jobs/update-leaderboards.ts
index f3a64cd13..c3aa884ac 100644
--- a/backend/jobs/update-leaderboards.ts
+++ b/backend/jobs/update-leaderboards.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { CronJob } from "cron";
 import BotDAO from "../dao/bot";
+import George from "../tasks/george";
 import { Document, WithId } from "mongodb";
 import LeaderboardsDAO from "../dao/leaderboards";
+import ConfigurationClient from "../init/configuration";
 
 const CRON_SCHEDULE = "30 14/15 * * * *";
 const RECENT_AGE_MINUTES = 10;
@@ -48,10 +50,15 @@ async function updateLeaderboardAndNotifyChanges(
   });
 
   if (newRecords.length > 0) {
-    await BotDAO.announceLbUpdate(
-      newRecords,
-      `time ${leaderboardTime} english`
-    );
+    const cachedConfig = await ConfigurationClient.getCachedConfiguration();
+
+    const leaderboardId = `time ${leaderboardTime} english`;
+
+    if (cachedConfig.useRedisForBotTasks.enabled) {
+      await George.announceLbUpdate(newRecords, leaderboardId);
+    }
+
+    await BotDAO.announceLbUpdate(newRecords, leaderboardId);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index 88f8b27ff..9475555d7 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
       "license": "GPL-3.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "bcrypt": "5.0.1",
+        "bullmq": "1.78.1",
         "cors": "2.8.5",
         "cron": "1.8.2",
         "dotenv": "10.0.0",
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
         "express-rate-limit": "6.2.1",
         "firebase-admin": "10.0.2",
         "helmet": "4.6.0",
+        "ioredis": "4.28.5",
         "joi": "17.6.0",
         "lodash": "4.17.21",
         "mongodb": "4.4.0",
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@
         "@types/bcrypt": "5.0.0",
         "@types/cors": "2.8.12",
         "@types/cron": "1.7.3",
+        "@types/ioredis": "4.28.10",
         "@types/lodash": "4.14.178",
         "@types/node": "17.0.18",
         "@types/node-fetch": "2.6.1",
@@ -714,6 +717,15 @@
         "@types/node": "*"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@types/ioredis": {
+      "version": "4.28.10",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/ioredis/-/ioredis-4.28.10.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-69LyhUgrXdgcNDv7ogs1qXZomnfOEnSmrmMFqKgt1XMJxmoOSG/u3wYy13yACIfKuMJ8IhKgHafDO3sx19zVQQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@types/node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@types/lodash": {
       "version": "4.14.178",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/lodash/-/lodash-4.14.178.tgz",
@@ -1260,6 +1272,35 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/buffer-equal-constant-time/-/buffer-equal-constant-time-1.0.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-+OcRMvf/5uAaXJaXpMbz5I1cyBk="
     },
+    "node_modules/bullmq": {
+      "version": "1.78.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bullmq/-/bullmq-1.78.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-er45mM8nGhgA83EVCJ4PNxPyDSzakvoxeFGU4vdSgYeB+SbeFQAlJYmAC50Ms7YFPstm1LeinbVZ+oX/BmBzOg==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "cron-parser": "^4.2.1",
+        "get-port": "^5.1.1",
+        "glob": "^7.2.0",
+        "ioredis": "^4.28.2",
+        "lodash": "^4.17.21",
+        "msgpackr": "^1.4.6",
+        "semver": "^6.3.0",
+        "tslib": "^1.14.1",
+        "uuid": "^8.3.2"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/bullmq/node_modules/semver": {
+      "version": "6.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-6.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-b39TBaTSfV6yBrapU89p5fKekE2m/NwnDocOVruQFS1/veMgdzuPcnOM34M6CwxW8jH/lxEa5rBoDeUwu5HHTw==",
+      "bin": {
+        "semver": "bin/semver.js"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/bullmq/node_modules/tslib": {
+      "version": "1.14.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tslib/-/tslib-1.14.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Xni35NKzjgMrwevysHTCArtLDpPvye8zV/0E4EyYn43P7/7qvQwPh9BGkHewbMulVntbigmcT7rdX3BNo9wRJg=="
+    },
     "node_modules/bytes": {
       "version": "3.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/bytes/-/bytes-3.1.0.tgz",
@@ -1432,6 +1473,14 @@
         "mimic-response": "^1.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/cluster-key-slot": {
+      "version": "1.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cluster-key-slot/-/cluster-key-slot-1.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-2Nii8p3RwAPiFwsnZvukotvow2rIHM+yQ6ZcBXGHdniadkYGZYiGmkHJIbZPIV9nfv7m/U1IPMVVcAhoWFeklw==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.10.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/color-convert": {
       "version": "2.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/color-convert/-/color-convert-2.0.1.tgz",
@@ -1582,6 +1631,17 @@
         "moment-timezone": "^0.5.x"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/cron-parser": {
+      "version": "4.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cron-parser/-/cron-parser-4.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-5sJBwDYyCp+0vU5b7POl8zLWfgV5fOHxlc45FWoWdHecGC7MQHCjx0CHivCMRnGFovghKhhyYM+Zm9DcY5qcHg==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "luxon": "^1.28.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.8"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/crypto-random-string": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/crypto-random-string/-/crypto-random-string-2.0.0.tgz",
@@ -2225,6 +2285,17 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/get-port": {
+      "version": "5.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-port/-/get-port-5.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-g/Q1aTSDOxFpchXC4i8ZWvxA1lnPqx/JHqcpIw0/LX9T8x/GBbi6YnlN5nhaKIFkT8oFsscUKgDJYxfwfS6QsQ==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=8"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/get-stream": {
       "version": "6.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-stream/-/get-stream-6.0.1.tgz",
@@ -2659,6 +2730,60 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ini/-/ini-1.3.7.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-iKpRpXP+CrP2jyrxvg1kMUpXDyRUFDWurxbnVT1vQPx+Wz9uCYsMIqYuSBLV+PAaZG/d7kRLKRFc9oDMsH+mFQ=="
     },
+    "node_modules/ioredis": {
+      "version": "4.28.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ioredis/-/ioredis-4.28.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-3GYo0GJtLqgNXj4YhrisLaNNvWSNwSS2wS4OELGfGxH8I69+XfNdnmV1AyN+ZqMh0i7eX+SWjrwFKDBDgfBC1A==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "cluster-key-slot": "^1.1.0",
+        "debug": "^4.3.1",
+        "denque": "^1.1.0",
+        "lodash.defaults": "^4.2.0",
+        "lodash.flatten": "^4.4.0",
+        "lodash.isarguments": "^3.1.0",
+        "p-map": "^2.1.0",
+        "redis-commands": "1.7.0",
+        "redis-errors": "^1.2.0",
+        "redis-parser": "^3.0.0",
+        "standard-as-callback": "^2.1.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "type": "opencollective",
+        "url": "https://opencollective.com/ioredis"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/ioredis/node_modules/debug": {
+      "version": "4.3.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-PRWFHuSU3eDtQJPvnNY7Jcket1j0t5OuOsFzPPzsekD52Zl8qUfFIPEiswXqIvHWGVHOgX+7G/vCNNhehwxfkQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ms": "2.1.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=6.0"
+      },
+      "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+        "supports-color": {
+          "optional": true
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/ioredis/node_modules/denque": {
+      "version": "1.5.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/denque/-/denque-1.5.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-XwE+iZ4D6ZUB7mfYRMb5wByE8L74HCn30FBN7sWnXksWc1LO1bPDl67pBR9o/kC4z/xSNAwkMYcGgqDV3BE3Hw==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.10"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/ioredis/node_modules/ms": {
+      "version": "2.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sGkPx+VjMtmA6MX27oA4FBFELFCZZ4S4XqeGOXCv68tT+jb3vk/RyaKWP0PTKyWtmLSM0b+adUTEvbs1PEaH2w=="
+    },
     "node_modules/ip": {
       "version": "1.1.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ip/-/ip-1.1.5.tgz",
@@ -3062,11 +3187,26 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.clonedeep/-/lodash.clonedeep-4.5.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-4j8/nE+Pvd6HJSnBBxhXoIblzO8="
     },
+    "node_modules/lodash.defaults": {
+      "version": "4.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.defaults/-/lodash.defaults-4.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-0JF4cW/+pN3p5ft7N/bwgCJ0WAw="
+    },
+    "node_modules/lodash.flatten": {
+      "version": "4.4.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.flatten/-/lodash.flatten-4.4.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-8xwiIlqWMtK7+OSt2+8kCqdlph8="
+    },
     "node_modules/lodash.includes": {
       "version": "4.3.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.includes/-/lodash.includes-4.3.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-YLuYqHy5I8aMoeUTJUgzFISfVT8="
     },
+    "node_modules/lodash.isarguments": {
+      "version": "3.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.isarguments/-/lodash.isarguments-3.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-L1c9hcaiQon/AGY7SRwdM4/zRYo="
+    },
     "node_modules/lodash.isboolean": {
       "version": "3.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.isboolean/-/lodash.isboolean-3.0.3.tgz",
@@ -3145,6 +3285,14 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/yallist/-/yallist-2.1.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-HBH5IY8HYImkfdUS+TxmmaaoHVI="
     },
+    "node_modules/luxon": {
+      "version": "1.28.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/luxon/-/luxon-1.28.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-TfTiyvZhwBYM/7QdAVDh+7dBTBA29v4ik0Ce9zda3Mnf8on1S5KJI8P2jKFZ8+5C0jhmr0KwJEO/Wdpm0VeWJQ==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": "*"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/make-dir": {
       "version": "3.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/make-dir/-/make-dir-3.1.0.tgz",
@@ -3244,9 +3392,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/minimist": {
-      "version": "1.2.5",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.5.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-FM9nNUYrRBAELZQT3xeZQ7fmMOBg6nWNmJKTcgsJeaLstP/UODVpGsr5OhXhhXg6f+qtJ8uiZ+PUxkDWcgIXLw=="
+      "version": "1.2.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Jsjnk4bw3YJqYzbdyBiNsPWHPfO++UGG749Cxs6peCu5Xg4nrena6OVxOYxrQTqww0Jmwt+Ref8rggumkTLz9Q=="
     },
     "node_modules/minipass": {
       "version": "3.1.6",
@@ -3363,6 +3511,31 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.0.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-VgiurfwAvmwpAd9fmGF4jeDVl8g="
     },
+    "node_modules/msgpackr": {
+      "version": "1.5.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/msgpackr/-/msgpackr-1.5.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-JG0V47xRIQ9pyUnx6Hb4+3TrQoia2nA3UIdmyTldhxaxtKFkekkKpUW/N6fwHwod9o4BGuJGtouxOk+yCP5PEA==",
+      "optionalDependencies": {
+        "msgpackr-extract": "^1.0.14"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/msgpackr-extract": {
+      "version": "1.0.16",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/msgpackr-extract/-/msgpackr-extract-1.0.16.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-fxdRfQUxPrL/TizyfYfMn09dK58e+d65bRD/fcaVH4052vj30QOzzqxcQIS7B0NsqlypEQ/6Du3QmP2DhWFfCA==",
+      "hasInstallScript": true,
+      "optional": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "nan": "^2.14.2",
+        "node-gyp-build": "^4.2.3"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/nan": {
+      "version": "2.15.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nan/-/nan-2.15.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8ZtvEnA2c5aYCZYd1cvgdnU6cqwixRoYg70xPLWUws5ORTa/lnw+u4amixRS/Ac5U5mQVgp9pnlSUnbNWFaWZQ==",
+      "optional": true
+    },
     "node_modules/negotiator": {
       "version": "0.6.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/negotiator/-/negotiator-0.6.3.tgz",
@@ -3396,13 +3569,24 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/node-forge": {
-      "version": "1.2.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-forge/-/node-forge-1.2.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Fcvtbb+zBcZXbTTVwqGA5W+MKBj56UjVRevvchv5XrcyXbmNdesfZL37nlcWOfpgHhgmxApw3tQbTr4CqNmX4w==",
+      "version": "1.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-forge/-/node-forge-1.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-08ARB91bUi6zNKzVmaj3QO7cr397uiDT2nJ63cHjyNtCTWIgvS47j3eT0WfzUwS9+6Z5YshRaoasFkXCKrIYbA==",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">= 6.13.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/node-gyp-build": {
+      "version": "4.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-gyp-build/-/node-gyp-build-4.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iWjXZvmboq0ja1pUGULQBexmxq8CV4xBhX7VDOTbL7ZR4FOowwY/VOtRxBN/yKxmdGoIp4j5ysNT4u3S2pDQ3Q==",
+      "optional": true,
+      "bin": {
+        "node-gyp-build": "bin.js",
+        "node-gyp-build-optional": "optional.js",
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@@ -4315,6 +4531,11 @@
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@@ -6117,6 +6375,11 @@
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@@ -6236,6 +6499,14 @@
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@@ -6750,6 +7021,11 @@
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+    "ioredis": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ioredis/-/ioredis-4.28.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-3GYo0GJtLqgNXj4YhrisLaNNvWSNwSS2wS4OELGfGxH8I69+XfNdnmV1AyN+ZqMh0i7eX+SWjrwFKDBDgfBC1A==",
+      "requires": {
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+        "debug": "^4.3.1",
+        "denque": "^1.1.0",
+        "lodash.defaults": "^4.2.0",
+        "lodash.flatten": "^4.4.0",
+        "lodash.isarguments": "^3.1.0",
+        "p-map": "^2.1.0",
+        "redis-commands": "1.7.0",
+        "redis-errors": "^1.2.0",
+        "redis-parser": "^3.0.0",
+        "standard-as-callback": "^2.1.0"
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+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.3.4.tgz",
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+          "requires": {
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+          }
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+        "denque": {
+          "version": "1.5.1",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/denque/-/denque-1.5.1.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-XwE+iZ4D6ZUB7mfYRMb5wByE8L74HCn30FBN7sWnXksWc1LO1bPDl67pBR9o/kC4z/xSNAwkMYcGgqDV3BE3Hw=="
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+        "ms": {
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+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.2.tgz",
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+        }
+      }
+    },
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ip/-/ip-1.1.5.tgz",
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       "integrity": "sha1-4j8/nE+Pvd6HJSnBBxhXoIblzO8="
     },
+    "lodash.defaults": {
+      "version": "4.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.defaults/-/lodash.defaults-4.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-0JF4cW/+pN3p5ft7N/bwgCJ0WAw="
+    },
+    "lodash.flatten": {
+      "version": "4.4.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.flatten/-/lodash.flatten-4.4.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-8xwiIlqWMtK7+OSt2+8kCqdlph8="
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       "integrity": "sha1-YLuYqHy5I8aMoeUTJUgzFISfVT8="
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+    "lodash.isarguments": {
+      "version": "3.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash.isarguments/-/lodash.isarguments-3.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-L1c9hcaiQon/AGY7SRwdM4/zRYo="
+    },
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@@ -7480,6 +7809,11 @@
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+    "luxon": {
+      "version": "1.28.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/luxon/-/luxon-1.28.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-TfTiyvZhwBYM/7QdAVDh+7dBTBA29v4ik0Ce9zda3Mnf8on1S5KJI8P2jKFZ8+5C0jhmr0KwJEO/Wdpm0VeWJQ=="
+    },
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/make-dir/-/make-dir-3.1.0.tgz",
@@ -7548,9 +7882,9 @@
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+      "version": "1.2.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.6.tgz",
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       "integrity": "sha1-VgiurfwAvmwpAd9fmGF4jeDVl8g="
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+    "msgpackr": {
+      "version": "1.5.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/msgpackr/-/msgpackr-1.5.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-JG0V47xRIQ9pyUnx6Hb4+3TrQoia2nA3UIdmyTldhxaxtKFkekkKpUW/N6fwHwod9o4BGuJGtouxOk+yCP5PEA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "msgpackr-extract": "^1.0.14"
+      }
+    },
+    "msgpackr-extract": {
+      "version": "1.0.16",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/msgpackr-extract/-/msgpackr-extract-1.0.16.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-fxdRfQUxPrL/TizyfYfMn09dK58e+d65bRD/fcaVH4052vj30QOzzqxcQIS7B0NsqlypEQ/6Du3QmP2DhWFfCA==",
+      "optional": true,
+      "requires": {
+        "nan": "^2.14.2",
+        "node-gyp-build": "^4.2.3"
+      }
+    },
+    "nan": {
+      "version": "2.15.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nan/-/nan-2.15.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8ZtvEnA2c5aYCZYd1cvgdnU6cqwixRoYg70xPLWUws5ORTa/lnw+u4amixRS/Ac5U5mQVgp9pnlSUnbNWFaWZQ==",
+      "optional": true
+    },
     "negotiator": {
       "version": "0.6.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/negotiator/-/negotiator-0.6.3.tgz",
@@ -7656,9 +8014,15 @@
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-      "version": "1.2.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-forge/-/node-forge-1.2.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Fcvtbb+zBcZXbTTVwqGA5W+MKBj56UjVRevvchv5XrcyXbmNdesfZL37nlcWOfpgHhgmxApw3tQbTr4CqNmX4w=="
+      "version": "1.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-forge/-/node-forge-1.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-08ARB91bUi6zNKzVmaj3QO7cr397uiDT2nJ63cHjyNtCTWIgvS47j3eT0WfzUwS9+6Z5YshRaoasFkXCKrIYbA=="
+    },
+    "node-gyp-build": {
+      "version": "4.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-gyp-build/-/node-gyp-build-4.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iWjXZvmboq0ja1pUGULQBexmxq8CV4xBhX7VDOTbL7ZR4FOowwY/VOtRxBN/yKxmdGoIp4j5ysNT4u3S2pDQ3Q==",
+      "optional": true
     },
     "node-object-hash": {
       "version": "2.3.10",
@@ -7775,6 +8139,11 @@
         "yocto-queue": "^0.1.0"
       }
     },
+    "p-map": {
+      "version": "2.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/p-map/-/p-map-2.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-y3b8Kpd8OAN444hxfBbFfj1FY/RjtTd8tzYwhUqNYXx0fXx2iX4maP4Qr6qhIKbQXI02wTLAda4fYUbDagTUFw=="
+    },
     "package-json": {
       "version": "6.5.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/package-json/-/package-json-6.5.0.tgz",
@@ -8021,6 +8390,24 @@
         "picomatch": "^2.2.1"
       }
     },
+    "redis-commands": {
+      "version": "1.7.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/redis-commands/-/redis-commands-1.7.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-nJWqw3bTFy21hX/CPKHth6sfhZbdiHP6bTawSgQBlKOVRG7EZkfHbbHwQJnrE4vsQf0CMNE+3gJ4Fmm16vdVlQ=="
+    },
+    "redis-errors": {
+      "version": "1.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/redis-errors/-/redis-errors-1.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-62LSrbFeTq9GEMBK/hUpOEJQq60="
+    },
+    "redis-parser": {
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/redis-parser/-/redis-parser-3.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-tm2CjNyv5rS4pCin3vTGvKwxyLQ=",
+      "requires": {
+        "redis-errors": "^1.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "registry-auth-token": {
       "version": "4.2.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/registry-auth-token/-/registry-auth-token-4.2.1.tgz",
@@ -8364,6 +8751,11 @@
         "tweetnacl": "~0.14.0"
       }
     },
+    "standard-as-callback": {
+      "version": "2.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/standard-as-callback/-/standard-as-callback-2.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qoRRSyROncaz1z0mvYqIE4lCd9p2R90i6GxW3uZv5ucSu8tU7B5HXUP1gG8pVZsYNVaXjk8ClXHPttLyxAL48A=="
+    },
     "statuses": {
       "version": "1.5.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/statuses/-/statuses-1.5.0.tgz",
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index a0bf2b957..4d8f62e7b 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "bcrypt": "5.0.1",
+    "bullmq": "1.78.1",
     "cors": "2.8.5",
     "cron": "1.8.2",
     "dotenv": "10.0.0",
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
     "express-rate-limit": "6.2.1",
     "firebase-admin": "10.0.2",
     "helmet": "4.6.0",
+    "ioredis": "4.28.5",
     "joi": "17.6.0",
     "lodash": "4.17.21",
     "mongodb": "4.4.0",
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@
     "@types/bcrypt": "5.0.0",
     "@types/cors": "2.8.12",
     "@types/cron": "1.7.3",
+    "@types/ioredis": "4.28.10",
     "@types/lodash": "4.14.178",
     "@types/node": "17.0.18",
     "@types/node-fetch": "2.6.1",
diff --git a/backend/server.ts b/backend/server.ts
index 79f8b0a22..c93250a45 100644
--- a/backend/server.ts
+++ b/backend/server.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import app from "./app";
 import { Server } from "http";
 import { version } from "./version";
 import { recordServerVersion } from "./utils/prometheus";
+import RedisClient from "./init/redis";
+import George from "./tasks/george";
 
 async function bootServer(port: number): Promise<Server> {
   try {
@@ -28,6 +30,14 @@ async function bootServer(port: number): Promise<Server> {
     await ConfigurationClient.getLiveConfiguration();
     console.log("Live configuration fetched");
 
+    console.log("Connecting to redis...");
+    await RedisClient.connect();
+    console.log("Connected to redis");
+
+    console.log("Initializing task queues...");
+    George.initJobQueue(RedisClient.getConnection());
+    console.log("Task queues initialized");
+
     console.log("Starting cron jobs...");
     jobs.forEach((job) => job.start());
     console.log("Cron jobs started");
diff --git a/backend/tasks/george.ts b/backend/tasks/george.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd2b29e33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/tasks/george.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+import { Queue, QueueScheduler } from "bullmq";
+import type IORedis from "ioredis";
+
+const QUEUE_NAME = "george-tasks";
+
+interface GeorgeTask {
+  command: string;
+  arguments: any[];
+}
+
+function buildGeorgeTask(command: string, taskArguments: any[]): GeorgeTask {
+  return {
+    command,
+    arguments: taskArguments,
+  };
+}
+
+class George {
+  jobQueue: Queue;
+  jobQueueScheduler: QueueScheduler;
+
+  initJobQueue(redisConnection: IORedis.Redis): void {
+    this.jobQueue = new Queue(QUEUE_NAME, {
+      connection: redisConnection,
+      defaultJobOptions: {
+        removeOnComplete: true,
+        removeOnFail: true,
+        attempts: 3,
+        backoff: {
+          type: "exponential",
+          delay: 2000,
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    this.jobQueueScheduler = new QueueScheduler(QUEUE_NAME, {
+      connection: redisConnection,
+    });
+  }
+
+  async updateDiscordRole(discordId: string, wpm: number): Promise<void> {
+    const command = "updateRole";
+    const updateDiscordRoleTask = buildGeorgeTask(command, [discordId, wpm]);
+    await this.jobQueue.add(command, updateDiscordRoleTask);
+  }
+
+  async linkDiscord(discordId: string, uid: string): Promise<void> {
+    const command = "linkDiscord";
+    const linkDiscordTask = buildGeorgeTask(command, [discordId, uid]);
+    await this.jobQueue.add(command, linkDiscordTask);
+  }
+
+  async unlinkDiscord(discordId: string, uid: string): Promise<void> {
+    const command = "unlinkDiscord";
+    const unlinkDiscordTask = buildGeorgeTask(command, [discordId, uid]);
+    await this.jobQueue.add(command, unlinkDiscordTask);
+  }
+
+  async awardChallenge(
+    discordId: string,
+    challengeName: string
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    const command = "awardChallenge";
+    const awardChallengeTask = buildGeorgeTask(command, [
+      discordId,
+      challengeName,
+    ]);
+    await this.jobQueue.add(command, awardChallengeTask);
+  }
+
+  async announceLbUpdate(
+    newRecords: any[],
+    leaderboardId: string
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    const command = "announceLbUpdate";
+
+    const leaderboardUpdateTasks = newRecords.map((record) => {
+      const taskData = buildGeorgeTask(command, [
+        record.discordId ?? record.name,
+        record.rank,
+        leaderboardId,
+        record.wpm,
+        record.raw,
+        record.acc,
+        record.consistency,
+      ]);
+
+      return {
+        name: command,
+        data: taskData,
+      };
+    });
+
+    await this.jobQueue.addBulk(leaderboardUpdateTasks);
+  }
+}
+
+export default new George();
diff --git a/backend/types/types.d.ts b/backend/types/types.d.ts
index 4a5e02d53..fae6562ab 100644
--- a/backend/types/types.d.ts
+++ b/backend/types/types.d.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ declare namespace MonkeyTypes {
     enableSavingResults: {
       enabled: boolean;
     };
+    useRedisForBotTasks: {
+      enabled: boolean;
+    };
   }
 
   interface DecodedToken {