Defer
Zero infrastructure background processing platform.
About Defer
Defer enables Node.js developers to move slow code out of the user's journey.
Its simple and well-documented API enables developers to improve web applications' performance in a few minutes instead of days.
Bryan and Charly noticed that all companies end up building similar abstractions and dashboards over the existing open-source (BullMQ) or commercial solutions (AWS SQS + Lambdas) to support background jobs, CRONs, and workflows.
Defer brings a full-featured and managed platform with a Vercel-like developer experience that comes with an operational dashboard, enabling developers to focus on product work.
After building the self-serve version of Defer in 8 weeks and onboarding 5 paying customers, their recent HN launch brought 250+ users and a warm welcome from the Node.js community with the 2 biggest newsletters featuring Defer and tech influencers spreading the word.
Defer is now available as a Node.js solution but aims to become a cross-language reference.
Company details
Funding
Last stage
Pre-seed
Investors
Founders
Bryan Frimin
CTO & Co-founder of Probo. French engineer building an open-source AI platform that simplifies SOC2/ISO27001 compliance.
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Charly Poly
Co-founder & CEO of Defer (YC W23). Speaks at international conferences (React Europe 2019) and wrote reference articles on TypeScript and GraphQL. Previously worked in open-source.
LinkedInWhat happens next.
No applications, no recruiter spam. Just the intro.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
If they’re a yes, I book the chat. You show up — that’s the whole job-hunt.