diff --git a/axon/services/jobs.py b/axon/services/jobs.py
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+import asyncio
+import uuid
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Awaitable, Callable
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Job:
+    job_id: str
+    kind: str
+    status: str = "queued"
+    result: dict | None = None
+    error: str | None = None
+
+
+_jobs: dict[str, Job] = {}
+
+
+def _dump_result(result) -> dict:
+    if isinstance(result, BaseModel):
+        return result.model_dump()
+    if isinstance(result, dict):
+        return result
+    return {"value": result}
+
+
+def create_job(kind: str, fn: Callable[[], Awaitable]) -> Job:
+    job_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+    job = Job(job_id=job_id, kind=kind)
+    _jobs[job_id] = job
+
+    async def _runner() -> None:
+        job.status = "running"
+        try:
+            job.result = _dump_result(await fn())
+            job.status = "succeeded"
+        except Exception as exc:
+            job.error = str(exc)
+            job.status = "failed"
+
+    asyncio.create_task(_runner())
+    return job
+
+
+def get_job(job_id: str) -> Job | None:
+    return _jobs.get(job_id)