diff --git a/packages/api/src/jobs/sync_read_positions.ts b/packages/api/src/jobs/sync_read_positions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a91182048
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/api/src/jobs/sync_read_positions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import Redis from 'ioredis'
+import { redisDataSource } from '../redis_data_source'
+import {
+  CACHED_READING_POSITION_PREFIX,
+  componentsForCachedReadingPositionKey,
+  fetchCachedReadingPosition,
+} from '../services/cached_reading_position'
+import { logger } from '../utils/logger'
+import { updateLibraryItemReadingProgress } from '../services/library_item'
+
+export const SYNC_READ_POSITIONS_JOB_NAME = 'sync-read-positions'
+
+async function* getSyncUpdatesIterator(redis: Redis) {
+  const match = `${CACHED_READING_POSITION_PREFIX}:*`
+  let [cursor, batch]: [string | number, string[]] = [0, []]
+  do {
+    ;[cursor, batch] = await redis.scan(cursor, 'MATCH', match, 'COUNT', 100)
+    if (batch.length) {
+      for (const key of batch) {
+        yield key
+      }
+    }
+  } while (cursor !== '0')
+  return
+}
+
+const syncReadPosition = async (cacheKey: string) => {
+  const components = componentsForCachedReadingPositionKey(cacheKey)
+  const position = components
+    ? await fetchCachedReadingPosition(components.uid, components.libraryItemID)
+    : undefined
+  if (components && position) {
+    const result = await updateLibraryItemReadingProgress(
+      components.libraryItemID,
+      components.uid,
+      position.readingProgressPercent,
+      position.readingProgressTopPercent,
+      position.readingProgressAnchorIndex
+    )
+    if (!result) {
+      logger.error('unable to update reading progress', { cacheKey })
+    }
+  } else {
+    logger.warning(
+      'potential error, reading position cache key found with no data',
+      { cacheKey }
+    )
+  }
+  // Even if there are errors above we want to delete the key, otherwise
+  // in error scenarios we could accumulate a huge number of keys for
+  // something that is not critical (reading position)
+  const result = await redisDataSource.redisClient?.del(cacheKey)
+  if (!result || result < 1) {
+    logger.warning('error deleting cache key', { cacheKey })
+  }
+}
+
+export const syncReadPositionsJob = async (data: any, attempts: number) => {
+  const redis = redisDataSource.redisClient
+  if (!redis) {
+    throw new Error('unable to sync reading position, no redis client')
+  }
+
+  const updates = getSyncUpdatesIterator(redis)
+  for await (const value of updates) {
+    await syncReadPosition(value)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/cached_reading_position.ts b/packages/api/src/services/cached_reading_position.ts
index 3ae1965ac..44e7edc72 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/cached_reading_position.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/cached_reading_position.ts
@@ -10,11 +10,28 @@ export type ReadingProgressCacheItem = {
   updatedAt: string | undefined
 }
 
+export const CACHED_READING_POSITION_PREFIX = `omnivore:reading-progress`
+
 export const keyForCachedReadingPosition = (
   uid: string,
   libraryItemID: string
 ): string => {
-  return `omnivore:reading-progress:${uid}:${libraryItemID}`
+  return `${CACHED_READING_POSITION_PREFIX}:${uid}:${libraryItemID}`
+}
+
+export const componentsForCachedReadingPositionKey = (
+  cacheKey: string
+): { uid: string; libraryItemID: string } | undefined => {
+  try {
+    const [_owner, _prefix, uid, libraryItemID] = cacheKey.split(':')
+    return {
+      uid,
+      libraryItemID,
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    logger.log('exception getting cache key components', { cacheKey, error })
+  }
+  return undefined
 }
 
 // Reading positions are cached as an array of positions, when
@@ -60,6 +77,7 @@ export const fetchCachedReadingPosition = async (
   uid: string,
   libraryItemID: string
 ): Promise<ReadingProgressCacheItem | undefined> => {
+  console.log('checking uid', uid, 'libraryItemId', libraryItemID)
   const cacheKey = keyForCachedReadingPosition(uid, libraryItemID)
   try {
     const cacheItemList = await redisDataSource.redisClient?.lrange(
@@ -67,7 +85,9 @@ export const fetchCachedReadingPosition = async (
       0,
       -1
     )
+    console.log('cacheItemList: ', cacheKey, cacheItemList)
     const items = cacheItemList?.map((item) => JSON.parse(item))
+    console.log(' items[]: ', items)
     if (!items || items.length < 1) {
       return undefined
     }