diff --git a/unshackle/core/session.py b/unshackle/core/session.py
index 4cda472..d1a03e2 100644
--- a/unshackle/core/session.py
+++ b/unshackle/core/session.py
@@ -2,9 +2,16 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import logging
+import random
+import time
 import warnings
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+from email.utils import parsedate_to_datetime
+from typing import Any, List, Optional, Set, Tuple
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
-from curl_cffi.requests import Session as CurlSession
+from curl_cffi import Response, Session, exceptions
 
 from unshackle.core.config import config
 
@@ -15,18 +22,91 @@ warnings.filterwarnings(
 )
 
 
-class Session(CurlSession):
-    """curl_cffi Session with warning suppression."""
+class MaxRetriesError(exceptions.RequestException):
+    def __init__(self, message, cause=None):
+        super().__init__(message)
+        self.__cause__ = cause
 
-    def request(self, method, url, **kwargs):
-        with warnings.catch_warnings():
-            warnings.filterwarnings(
-                "ignore", message="Make sure you are using https over https proxy.*", category=RuntimeWarning
-            )
+class CurlSession(Session):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        max_retries: int = 10,
+        backoff_factor: float = 0.2,
+        max_backoff: float = 60.0,
+        status_forcelist: Optional[List[int]] = None,
+        allowed_methods: Optional[Set[str]] = None,
+        catch_exceptions: Optional[Tuple[type[Exception], ...]] = None,
+        **session_kwargs: Any,
+    ):
+        super().__init__(**session_kwargs)
+
+        self.max_retries = max_retries
+        self.backoff_factor = backoff_factor
+        self.max_backoff = max_backoff
+        self.status_forcelist = status_forcelist or [429, 500, 502, 503, 504]
+        self.allowed_methods = allowed_methods or {"GET", "POST", "HEAD", "OPTIONS", "PUT", "DELETE", "TRACE"}
+        self.catch_exceptions = catch_exceptions or (
+            exceptions.ConnectionError,
+            exceptions.SSLError,
+            exceptions.Timeout,
+        )
+        self.log = logging.getLogger(self.__class__.__name__)
+
+    def _get_sleep_time(self, response: Response | None, attempt: int) -> float | None:
+        if response:
+            retry_after = response.headers.get("Retry-After")
+            if retry_after:
+                try:
+                    return float(retry_after)
+                except ValueError:
+                    if retry_date := parsedate_to_datetime(retry_after):
+                        return (retry_date - datetime.now(timezone.utc)).total_seconds()
+
+        if attempt == 0:
+            return 0.0
+
+        backoff_value = self.backoff_factor * (2 ** (attempt - 1))
+        jitter = backoff_value * 0.1
+        sleep_time = backoff_value + random.uniform(-jitter, jitter)
+        return min(sleep_time, self.max_backoff)
+
+    def request(self, method: str, url: str, **kwargs: Any) -> Response:
+        if method.upper() not in self.allowed_methods:
             return super().request(method, url, **kwargs)
 
+        last_exception = None
+        response = None
 
-def session(browser: str | None = None, **kwargs) -> Session:
+        for attempt in range(self.max_retries + 1):
+            try:
+                response = super().request(method, url, **kwargs)
+                if response.status_code not in self.status_forcelist:
+                    return response
+                last_exception = exceptions.HTTPError(f"Received status code: {response.status_code}")
+                self.log.warning(
+                    f"{response.status_code} {response.reason}({urlparse(url).path}). Retrying... "
+                    f"({attempt + 1}/{self.max_retries})"
+                )
+
+            except self.catch_exceptions as e:
+                last_exception = e
+                response = None
+                self.log.warning(
+                    f"{e.__class__.__name__}({urlparse(url).path}). Retrying... "
+                    f"({attempt + 1}/{self.max_retries})"
+                )
+
+            if attempt < self.max_retries:
+                if sleep_duration := self._get_sleep_time(response, attempt + 1):
+                    if sleep_duration > 0:
+                        time.sleep(sleep_duration)
+            else:
+                break
+
+        raise MaxRetriesError(f"Max retries exceeded for {method} {url}", cause=last_exception)
+
+
+def session(browser: str | None = None, **kwargs) -> CurlSession:
     """
     Create a curl_cffi session that impersonates a browser.
 
@@ -48,32 +128,43 @@ def session(browser: str | None = None, **kwargs) -> Session:
                   - allow_redirects: Follow redirects (bool, default True)
                   - max_redirects: Maximum redirect count (int)
                   - cert: Client certificate (str or tuple)
+                  - ja3: JA3 fingerprint (str)
+                  - akamai: Akamai fingerprint (str)
+
+                  Extra arguments for retry handler:
+                  - max_retries: Maximum number of retries (int, default 10)
+                  - backoff_factor: Backoff factor (float, default 0.2)
+                  - max_backoff: Maximum backoff time (float, default 60.0)
+                  - status_forcelist: List of status codes to force retry (list, default [429, 500, 502, 503, 504])
+                  - allowed_methods: List of allowed HTTP methods (set, default {"GET", "POST", "HEAD", "OPTIONS", "PUT", "DELETE", "TRACE"})
+                  - catch_exceptions: List of exceptions to catch (tuple, default (exceptions.ConnectionError, exceptions.SSLError, exceptions.Timeout))
 
     Returns:
         curl_cffi.requests.Session configured with browser impersonation, common headers,
         and equivalent retry behavior to requests.Session.
 
     Example:
-        from unshackle.core.session import session
+        from unshackle.core.session import session as CurlSession
 
         class MyService(Service):
             @staticmethod
-            def get_session():
-                return session()  # Uses config default browser
+            def get_session() -> CurlSession:
+                session = CurlSession(
+                    impersonate="chrome",
+                    ja3="...",
+                    akamai="...",
+                    max_retries=5,
+                    status_forcelist=[429, 500],
+                    allowed_methods={"GET", "HEAD", "OPTIONS"},
+                )
+                return session  # Uses config default browser
     """
-    if browser is None:
-        browser = config.curl_impersonate.get("browser", "chrome124")
 
     session_config = {
-        "impersonate": browser,
-        "timeout": 30.0,
-        "allow_redirects": True,
-        "max_redirects": 15,
-        "verify": True,
+        "impersonate": browser or config.curl_impersonate.get("browser", "chrome"),
+        **kwargs,
     }
 
-    session_config.update(kwargs)
-    session_obj = Session(**session_config)
+    session_obj = CurlSession(**session_config)
     session_obj.headers.update(config.headers)
-
     return session_obj