diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+Copyright Alexander Thiemann (c) 2017
+
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+      copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
+      disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
+      with the distribution.
+
+    * Neither the name of Alexander Thiemann nor the names of other
+      contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
+      from this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/Setup.hs b/Setup.hs
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+import Distribution.Simple
+main = defaultMain
diff --git a/powerqueue-sqs.cabal b/powerqueue-sqs.cabal
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+name:                powerqueue-sqs
+version:             0.1.0.0
+synopsis:            A Amazon SQS backend for powerqueue
+description:         A Amazon SQS backend for powerqueue
+homepage:            https://github.com/agrafix/powerqueue#readme
+license:             BSD3
+license-file:        LICENSE
+author:              Alexander Thiemann
+maintainer:          mail@athiemann.net
+copyright:           2017 Alexander Thiemann <mail@athiemann.net>
+category:            Web
+build-type:          Simple
+cabal-version:       >=1.10
+
+library
+  hs-source-dirs:      src
+  exposed-modules:
+                   Data.PowerQueue.Backend.SQS
+  build-depends:
+                base >= 4.7 && < 5
+              , powerqueue >= 0.2
+              , aws-simple >= 0.4
+              , text >= 1.2
+              , timespan >= 0.3
+  default-language:    Haskell2010
+
+source-repository head
+  type:     git
+  location: https://github.com/agrafix/powerqueue
diff --git a/src/Data/PowerQueue/Backend/SQS.hs b/src/Data/PowerQueue/Backend/SQS.hs
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+{-# LANGUAGE RankNTypes #-}
+module Data.PowerQueue.Backend.SQS
+    ( SqsConfig(..)
+    , newSQSBackend
+    )
+where
+
+import Data.PowerQueue
+import Data.Time.TimeSpan
+import Network.AWS.Simple
+import qualified Control.Monad.Fail as Fail
+import qualified Data.Text as T
+
+data SqsConfig j
+    = SqsConfig
+    { sc_aws :: !AWSHandle
+    , sc_queueName :: !T.Text
+    , sc_writeJob :: j -> T.Text
+    , sc_readJob :: forall m. Fail.MonadFail m => T.Text -> m j
+    }
+
+newSQSBackend :: SqsConfig j -> IO (QueueBackend j)
+newSQSBackend cfg =
+    do qu <- sqsGetQueue (sc_aws cfg) (sc_queueName cfg)
+       pure $
+           QueueBackend
+           { qb_lift = id
+           , qb_enqueue = enqueue cfg qu
+           , qb_dequeue = dequeue cfg qu
+           , qb_confirm = confirm cfg qu
+           , qb_rollback = rollback cfg qu
+           , qb_reportProgress = repProgress cfg qu
+           , qb_progressReportInterval = seconds 40
+           }
+
+enqueue :: SqsConfig j -> AWSQueue -> j -> IO Bool
+enqueue cfg q job =
+    do sqsSendMessage (sc_aws cfg) q $ sc_writeJob cfg job
+       pure True
+
+dequeue :: SqsConfig j -> AWSQueue -> IO (MessageHandle, j)
+dequeue cfg q =
+    do let fetchLoop =
+               do msgs <-
+                      sqsGetMessage (sc_aws cfg) q $
+                      GetMessageCfg
+                      { gmc_ackTimeout = minutes 1
+                      , gmc_messages = 1
+                      , gmc_waitTime = seconds 10
+                      }
+                  case msgs of
+                    [] -> fetchLoop
+                    (x : _) -> pure x
+       msg <- fetchLoop
+       payload <- sc_readJob cfg (sm_payload msg)
+       pure (sm_handle msg, payload)
+
+confirm :: SqsConfig j -> AWSQueue -> MessageHandle -> IO ()
+confirm cfg q handle =
+    sqsAckMessage (sc_aws cfg) q handle
+
+repProgress :: SqsConfig j -> AWSQueue -> MessageHandle -> IO ()
+repProgress cfg q handle =
+    sqsChangeMessageTimeout (sc_aws cfg) q handle (minutes 1)
+
+rollback :: SqsConfig j -> AWSQueue -> MessageHandle -> IO ()
+rollback _ _ _ = pure ()