So, how do you actually manage background jobs when you're working with microservices?

hey folks, i'm looking to get some opinions on managing background jobs within a microservice architecture. we've got tasks like sending emails, processing images, and generating reports that shouldn't block our main request threads. what patterns or tools are you all using? are you relying on dedicated job queue services like Celery or BullMQ, or building something custom? how do you ensure reliability and retries for these jobs? would love to hear your experiences and best practices.