diff --git a/src/dsdk/utils.py b/src/dsdk/utils.py
index a9d68af..9debc0d 100644
--- a/src/dsdk/utils.py
+++ b/src/dsdk/utils.py
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 import pickle
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from datetime import datetime
+from functools import wraps
+from logging import NullHandler, getLogger
+from time import sleep as default_sleep
+from typing import Callable, Sequence
 from warnings import warn
 
 from configargparse import ArgParser
@@ -29,6 +33,10 @@
     MongoClient = None
 
 
+logger = getLogger(__name__)
+logger.addHandler(NullHandler())
+
+
 def get_base_config() -> ArgParser:
     """Get the base configuration parser."""
     config_parser = ArgParser(
@@ -124,3 +132,48 @@ def __setitem__(self, key, value):
         if key in self:
             raise KeyError("{} has already been set".format(key))
         super(WriteOnceDict, self).__setitem__(key, value)
+
+
+def retry(
+    exceptions: Sequence[Exception],
+    retries: int = 5,
+    delay: float = 1.0,
+    backoff: float = 1.5,
+    sleep: Callable = default_sleep,
+):
+    """
+    Retry calling the decorated function using an exponential backoff.
+
+    Args:
+        exceptions: The exception to check. may be a tuple of
+            exceptions to check.
+        retries: Number of times to retry before giving up.
+        delay: Initial delay between retries in seconds.
+        backoff: Backoff multiplier (e.g. value of 2 will double the delay
+            each retry).
+    """
+    delay = float(delay)
+    backoff = float(backoff)
+
+    def wrapper(func):
+        @wraps(func)
+        def wrapped(*args, **kwargs):
+            try:
+                return func(*args, **kwargs)
+            except exceptions as exception:
+                logger.exception(exception)
+                wait = delay
+                for _ in range(retries):
+                    message = f"Retrying in {wait:.2f} seconds..."
+                    logger.warning(message)
+                    sleep(wait)
+                    wait *= backoff
+                    try:
+                        return func(*args, **kwargs)
+                    except exceptions as exception:
+                        logger.exception(exception)
+                raise
+
+        return wrapped
+
+    return wrapper
diff --git a/tests/test_dsdk.py b/tests/test_dsdk.py
index a8399e2..c3b79a6 100644
--- a/tests/test_dsdk.py
+++ b/tests/test_dsdk.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import configargparse
 
 from dsdk import BaseBatchJob, Block
+from dsdk.utils import retry
 
 
 def test_batch(monkeypatch):
@@ -23,3 +24,67 @@ def run(self):
     batch.run()
     assert len(batch.evidence) == 1
     assert batch.evidence["test"] == 42
+
+
+def test_retry_other_exception():
+    """Test retry other exception."""
+
+    exceptions_in = [
+        RuntimeError("what?"),
+        NotImplementedError("how?"),
+        RuntimeError("no!"),
+    ]
+    actual = []
+    expected = [1.0, 1.5, 2.25]
+
+    def sleep(wait: float):
+        actual.append(wait)
+
+    @retry(
+        (NotImplementedError, RuntimeError),
+        retries=4,
+        delay=1.0,
+        backoff=1.5,
+        sleep=sleep,
+    )
+    def explode():
+        raise exceptions_in.pop()
+
+    try:
+        explode()
+        raise AssertionError("IndexError expected")
+    except IndexError:
+        assert actual == expected
+
+
+def test_retry_exhausted():
+    """Test retry."""
+
+    exceptions_in = [
+        RuntimeError("what?"),
+        NotImplementedError("how?"),
+        RuntimeError("no!"),
+        NotImplementedError("when?"),
+    ]
+    actual = []
+    expected = [1.0, 1.5]
+
+    def sleep(wait: float):
+        actual.append(wait)
+
+    @retry(
+        (NotImplementedError, RuntimeError),
+        retries=2,
+        delay=1.0,
+        backoff=1.5,
+        sleep=sleep,
+    )
+    def explode():
+        raise exceptions_in.pop()
+
+    try:
+        explode()
+        raise AssertionError("NotImplementedError expected")
+    except NotImplementedError as exception:
+        assert actual == expected
+        assert str(exception) == "when?"