Question - Best way to handle background jobs using Firebase functions?

Hello Firebase community,

How do you really handle background jobs using Firebase function. I have build Firekiq, and it works. But do you have better options? Here are few things I am trying to get out of it:

• Cron jobs (similar to scheduler on heroku), and it looks fairly simple on firebase.
• Async jobs, similar to Sidekiq on ruby/rails.