diff --git a/config/config.exs b/config/config.exs
index e57137c..b2e62a9 100644
--- a/config/config.exs
+++ b/config/config.exs
@@ -42,3 +42,4 @@ config :phoenix, :json_library, Jason
 # Import environment specific config. This must remain at the bottom
 # of this file so it overrides the configuration defined above.
 import_config "#{config_env()}.exs"
+import_config "oban.exs"
diff --git a/config/oban.exs b/config/oban.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d06519c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/oban.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import Config
+
+config :atlas, Oban,
+  repo: Atlas.Repo,
+  plugins: [Oban.Plugins.Pruner],
+  queues: [default: 10, emails: 5]
diff --git a/config/test.exs b/config/test.exs
index a2eddbd..d31c012 100644
--- a/config/test.exs
+++ b/config/test.exs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import Config
+# Make Oban run jobs inline for tests
+config :atlas, Oban, testing: :inline
 
 # Only in tests, remove the complexity from the password hashing algorithm
 config :bcrypt_elixir, :log_rounds, 1
diff --git a/lib/atlas/accounts/user_notifier.ex b/lib/atlas/accounts/user_notifier.ex
index bcdf02a..18f2ef9 100644
--- a/lib/atlas/accounts/user_notifier.ex
+++ b/lib/atlas/accounts/user_notifier.ex
@@ -4,22 +4,17 @@ defmodule Atlas.Accounts.UserNotifier do
   password reset instructions, and email update instructions.
   """
 
-  import Swoosh.Email
-
-  alias Atlas.Mailer
-
-  # Delivers the email using the application mailer.
+  alias Atlas.Workers.EmailWorker
+  # Enqueue the email using Oban
   defp deliver(recipient, subject, body) do
-    email =
-      new()
-      |> to(recipient)
-      |> from({"Atlas", "contact@example.com"})
-      |> subject(subject)
-      |> text_body(body)
-
-    with {:ok, _metadata} <- Mailer.deliver(email) do
-      {:ok, email}
-    end
+    job = %{
+      "to" => recipient,
+      "subject" => subject,
+      "body" => body
+    }
+
+    Oban.insert!(EmailWorker.new(job))
+    {:ok, :enqueued}
   end
 
   @doc """
diff --git a/lib/atlas/application.ex b/lib/atlas/application.ex
index e204bb5..b8e7670 100644
--- a/lib/atlas/application.ex
+++ b/lib/atlas/application.ex
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ defmodule Atlas.Application do
 
   use Application
 
+  defp oban_config do
+    Application.fetch_env!(:atlas, Oban)
+  end
+
   @impl true
   def start(_type, _args) do
     children = [
@@ -15,10 +19,9 @@ defmodule Atlas.Application do
       # Start the Finch HTTP client for sending emails
       {Finch, name: Atlas.Finch},
       # Start the Guardian DB token sweeper server
-      # This is used to clean up expired tokens from the database
       {Guardian.DB.Sweeper, []},
-      # Start a worker by calling: Atlas.Worker.start_link(arg)
-      # {Atlas.Worker, arg},
+      # Start Oban for background jobs
+      {Oban, oban_config()},
       # Start to serve requests, typically the last entry
       AtlasWeb.Endpoint
     ]
diff --git a/lib/atlas/workers/email_worker.ex b/lib/atlas/workers/email_worker.ex
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5dd06e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/atlas/workers/email_worker.ex
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+defmodule Atlas.Workers.EmailWorker do
+  @moduledoc """
+  Oban worker responsible for sending emails asynchronously using the application's mailer.
+  """
+  use Oban.Worker, queue: :emails
+
+  require Logger
+
+  import Swoosh.Email
+
+  @impl Oban.Worker
+  def perform(%Oban.Job{args: %{"to" => to, "subject" => subject, "body" => body}}) do
+    required = [to, subject, body]
+
+    if Enum.any?(required, &nil_or_blank?/1) do
+      Logger.warning("Email not sent: missing required fields")
+      :discard
+    else
+      email =
+        new()
+        |> from({"Atlas", "contact@example.com"})
+        |> to(to)
+        |> subject(subject)
+        |> text_body(body)
+
+      case Atlas.Mailer.deliver(email) do
+        {:ok, _metadata} ->
+          Logger.info("Email sent to #{to}")
+          :ok
+
+        {:error, reason} ->
+          Logger.error("Failed to send email to #{to}: #{inspect(reason)}")
+          {:error, reason}
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  defp nil_or_blank?(val), do: is_nil(val) or (is_binary(val) and String.trim(val) == "")
+end
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 326a3ec..212548c 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ defmodule Atlas.MixProject do
       {:swoosh, "~> 1.5"},
       {:finch, "~> 0.13"},
 
+      # job processing
+      {:oban, "~> 2.17"},
+
       # tools
       {:credo, "~> 1.6", only: [:dev, :test], runtime: false},
 
diff --git a/mix.lock b/mix.lock
index a1cbc8c..0199bb3 100644
--- a/mix.lock
+++ b/mix.lock
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
   "bcrypt_elixir": {:hex, :bcrypt_elixir, "3.3.2", "d50091e3c9492d73e17fc1e1619a9b09d6a5ef99160eb4d736926fd475a16ca3", [:make, :mix], [{:comeonin, "~> 5.3", [hex: :comeonin, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:elixir_make, "~> 0.6", [hex: :elixir_make, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "471be5151874ae7931911057d1467d908955f93554f7a6cd1b7d804cac8cef53"},
   "bunt": {:hex, :bunt, "1.0.0", "081c2c665f086849e6d57900292b3a161727ab40431219529f13c4ddcf3e7a44", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "dc5f86aa08a5f6fa6b8096f0735c4e76d54ae5c9fa2c143e5a1fc7c1cd9bb6b5"},
   "castore": {:hex, :castore, "1.0.14", "4582dd7d630b48cf5e1ca8d3d42494db51e406b7ba704e81fbd401866366896a", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "7bc1b65249d31701393edaaac18ec8398d8974d52c647b7904d01b964137b9f4"},
-  "corsica": {:hex, :corsica, "2.1.3", "dccd094ffce38178acead9ae743180cdaffa388f35f0461ba1e8151d32e190e6", [:mix], [{:plug, "~> 1.0", [hex: :plug, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:telemetry, "~> 0.4.0 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :telemetry, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "616c08f61a345780c2cf662ff226816f04d8868e12054e68963e95285b5be8bc"},
   "combine": {:hex, :combine, "0.10.0", "eff8224eeb56498a2af13011d142c5e7997a80c8f5b97c499f84c841032e429f", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "1b1dbc1790073076580d0d1d64e42eae2366583e7aecd455d1215b0d16f2451b"},
   "comeonin": {:hex, :comeonin, "5.5.1", "5113e5f3800799787de08a6e0db307133850e635d34e9fab23c70b6501669510", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "65aac8f19938145377cee73973f192c5645873dcf550a8a6b18187d17c13ccdb"},
+  "corsica": {:hex, :corsica, "2.1.3", "dccd094ffce38178acead9ae743180cdaffa388f35f0461ba1e8151d32e190e6", [:mix], [{:plug, "~> 1.0", [hex: :plug, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:telemetry, "~> 0.4.0 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :telemetry, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "616c08f61a345780c2cf662ff226816f04d8868e12054e68963e95285b5be8bc"},
   "credo": {:hex, :credo, "1.7.12", "9e3c20463de4b5f3f23721527fcaf16722ec815e70ff6c60b86412c695d426c1", [:mix], [{:bunt, "~> 0.2.1 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :bunt, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:file_system, "~> 0.2 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :file_system, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:jason, "~> 1.0", [hex: :jason, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "8493d45c656c5427d9c729235b99d498bd133421f3e0a683e5c1b561471291e5"},
   "db_connection": {:hex, :db_connection, "2.8.0", "64fd82cfa6d8e25ec6660cea73e92a4cbc6a18b31343910427b702838c4b33b2", [:mix], [{:telemetry, "~> 0.4 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :telemetry, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "008399dae5eee1bf5caa6e86d204dcb44242c82b1ed5e22c881f2c34da201b15"},
   "decimal": {:hex, :decimal, "2.3.0", "3ad6255aa77b4a3c4f818171b12d237500e63525c2fd056699967a3e7ea20f62", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "a4d66355cb29cb47c3cf30e71329e58361cfcb37c34235ef3bf1d7bf3773aeac"},
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
   "mint": {:hex, :mint, "1.7.1", "113fdb2b2f3b59e47c7955971854641c61f378549d73e829e1768de90fc1abf1", [:mix], [{:castore, "~> 0.1.0 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :castore, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:hpax, "~> 0.1.1 or ~> 0.2.0 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :hpax, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "fceba0a4d0f24301ddee3024ae116df1c3f4bb7a563a731f45fdfeb9d39a231b"},
   "nimble_options": {:hex, :nimble_options, "1.1.1", "e3a492d54d85fc3fd7c5baf411d9d2852922f66e69476317787a7b2bb000a61b", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "821b2470ca9442c4b6984882fe9bb0389371b8ddec4d45a9504f00a66f650b44"},
   "nimble_pool": {:hex, :nimble_pool, "1.1.0", "bf9c29fbdcba3564a8b800d1eeb5a3c58f36e1e11d7b7fb2e084a643f645f06b", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "af2e4e6b34197db81f7aad230c1118eac993acc0dae6bc83bac0126d4ae0813a"},
+  "oban": {:hex, :oban, "2.19.4", "045adb10db1161dceb75c254782f97cdc6596e7044af456a59decb6d06da73c1", [:mix], [{:ecto_sql, "~> 3.10", [hex: :ecto_sql, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:ecto_sqlite3, "~> 0.9", [hex: :ecto_sqlite3, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:igniter, "~> 0.5", [hex: :igniter, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:jason, "~> 1.1", [hex: :jason, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:myxql, "~> 0.7", [hex: :myxql, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:postgrex, "~> 0.16", [hex: :postgrex, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:telemetry, "~> 0.4 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :telemetry, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "5fcc6219e6464525b808d97add17896e724131f498444a292071bf8991c99f97"},
   "phoenix": {:hex, :phoenix, "1.7.21", "14ca4f1071a5f65121217d6b57ac5712d1857e40a0833aff7a691b7870fc9a3b", [:mix], [{:castore, ">= 0.0.0", [hex: :castore, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:jason, "~> 1.0", [hex: :jason, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:phoenix_pubsub, "~> 2.1", [hex: :phoenix_pubsub, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:phoenix_template, "~> 1.0", [hex: :phoenix_template, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:phoenix_view, "~> 2.0", [hex: :phoenix_view, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:plug, "~> 1.14", [hex: :plug, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:plug_cowboy, "~> 2.7", [hex: :plug_cowboy, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:plug_crypto, "~> 1.2 or ~> 2.0", [hex: :plug_crypto, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:telemetry, "~> 0.4 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :telemetry, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:websock_adapter, "~> 0.5.3", [hex: :websock_adapter, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "336dce4f86cba56fed312a7d280bf2282c720abb6074bdb1b61ec8095bdd0bc9"},
   "phoenix_ecto": {:hex, :phoenix_ecto, "4.6.5", "c4ef322acd15a574a8b1a08eff0ee0a85e73096b53ce1403b6563709f15e1cea", [:mix], [{:ecto, "~> 3.5", [hex: :ecto, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:phoenix_html, "~> 2.14.2 or ~> 3.0 or ~> 4.1", [hex: :phoenix_html, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:plug, "~> 1.9", [hex: :plug, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:postgrex, "~> 0.16 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :postgrex, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}], "hexpm", "26ec3208eef407f31b748cadd044045c6fd485fbff168e35963d2f9dfff28d4b"},
   "phoenix_html": {:hex, :phoenix_html, "4.2.1", "35279e2a39140068fc03f8874408d58eef734e488fc142153f055c5454fd1c08", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "cff108100ae2715dd959ae8f2a8cef8e20b593f8dfd031c9cba92702cf23e053"},
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@
   "plug_crypto": {:hex, :plug_crypto, "2.1.1", "19bda8184399cb24afa10be734f84a16ea0a2bc65054e23a62bb10f06bc89491", [:mix], [], "hexpm", "6470bce6ffe41c8bd497612ffde1a7e4af67f36a15eea5f921af71cf3e11247c"},
   "postgrex": {:hex, :postgrex, "0.20.0", "363ed03ab4757f6bc47942eff7720640795eb557e1935951c1626f0d303a3aed", [:mix], [{:db_connection, "~> 2.1", [hex: :db_connection, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:decimal, "~> 1.5 or ~> 2.0", [hex: :decimal, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:jason, "~> 1.0", [hex: :jason, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:table, "~> 0.1.0", [hex: :table, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}], "hexpm", "d36ef8b36f323d29505314f704e21a1a038e2dc387c6409ee0cd24144e187c0f"},
   "remote_ip": {:hex, :remote_ip, "1.2.0", "fb078e12a44414f4cef5a75963c33008fe169b806572ccd17257c208a7bc760f", [:mix], [{:combine, "~> 0.10", [hex: :combine, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:plug, "~> 1.14", [hex: :plug, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "2ff91de19c48149ce19ed230a81d377186e4412552a597d6a5137373e5877cb7"},
-  "swoosh": {:hex, :swoosh, "1.19.3", "02ad4455939f502386e4e1443d4de94c514995fd0e51b3cafffd6bd270ffe81c", [:mix], [{:bandit, ">= 1.0.0", [hex: :bandit, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:cowboy, "~> 1.1 or ~> 2.4", [hex: :cowboy, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:ex_aws, "~> 2.1", [hex: :ex_aws, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:finch, "~> 0.6", [hex: :finch, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:gen_smtp, "~> 0.13 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :gen_smtp, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:hackney, "~> 1.9", [hex: :hackney, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:jason, "~> 1.0", [hex: :jason, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:mail, "~> 0.2", [hex: :mail, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:mime, "~> 1.1 or ~> 2.0", [hex: :mime, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:mua, "~> 0.2.3", [hex: :mua, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:multipart, "~> 0.4", [hex: :multipart, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:plug, "~> 1.9", [hex: :plug, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:plug_cowboy, ">= 1.0.0", [hex: :plug_cowboy, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:req, "~> 0.5.10 or ~> 0.6 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :req, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:telemetry, "~> 0.4.2 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :telemetry, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "04a10f8496786b744b84130e3510eb53ca51e769c39511b65023bdf4136b732f"},
+  "swoosh": {:hex, :swoosh, "1.19.4", "f8563453f17795d69dbc4e58734e54b9f38652254ef0a15b5796355e10386d2b", [:mix], [{:bandit, ">= 1.0.0", [hex: :bandit, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:cowboy, "~> 1.1 or ~> 2.4", [hex: :cowboy, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:ex_aws, "~> 2.1", [hex: :ex_aws, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:finch, "~> 0.6", [hex: :finch, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:gen_smtp, "~> 0.13 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :gen_smtp, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:hackney, "~> 1.9", [hex: :hackney, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:jason, "~> 1.0", [hex: :jason, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:mail, "~> 0.2", [hex: :mail, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:mime, "~> 1.1 or ~> 2.0", [hex: :mime, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:mua, "~> 0.2.3", [hex: :mua, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:multipart, "~> 0.4", [hex: :multipart, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:plug, "~> 1.9", [hex: :plug, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:plug_cowboy, ">= 1.0.0", [hex: :plug_cowboy, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:req, "~> 0.5.10 or ~> 0.6 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :req, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}, {:telemetry, "~> 0.4.2 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :telemetry, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "aec5f4897ebf7fda47d520425b1a3e684c1a7e5131b4f84f722a73eaf0a4e945"},
   "telemetry": {:hex, :telemetry, "1.3.0", "fedebbae410d715cf8e7062c96a1ef32ec22e764197f70cda73d82778d61e7a2", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm", "7015fc8919dbe63764f4b4b87a95b7c0996bd539e0d499be6ec9d7f3875b79e6"},
   "telemetry_metrics": {:hex, :telemetry_metrics, "1.1.0", "5bd5f3b5637e0abea0426b947e3ce5dd304f8b3bc6617039e2b5a008adc02f8f", [:mix], [{:telemetry, "~> 0.4 or ~> 1.0", [hex: :telemetry, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "e7b79e8ddfde70adb6db8a6623d1778ec66401f366e9a8f5dd0955c56bc8ce67"},
   "telemetry_poller": {:hex, :telemetry_poller, "1.2.0", "ba82e333215aed9dd2096f93bd1d13ae89d249f82760fcada0850ba33bac154b", [:rebar3], [{:telemetry, "~> 1.0", [hex: :telemetry, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm", "7216e21a6c326eb9aa44328028c34e9fd348fb53667ca837be59d0aa2a0156e8"},
diff --git a/priv/repo/migrations/20250728141804_add_oban_jobs.exs b/priv/repo/migrations/20250728141804_add_oban_jobs.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24918b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/priv/repo/migrations/20250728141804_add_oban_jobs.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+defmodule Atlas.Repo.Migrations.AddObanJobs do
+  use Ecto.Migration
+
+  def up do
+    Oban.Migrations.up()
+  end
+
+  def down do
+    Oban.Migrations.down(version: 1)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/atlas/workers/email_worker_test.exs b/test/atlas/workers/email_worker_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ec2711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/atlas/workers/email_worker_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+defmodule Atlas.Workers.EmailWorkerTest do
+  use Atlas.DataCase, async: true
+
+  import Swoosh.TestAssertions
+  alias Atlas.Workers.EmailWorker
+
+  test "enqueues and delivers email job" do
+    job = %{
+      "to" => "test@example.com",
+      "subject" => "Queued Email",
+      "body" => "Hello from Oban!"
+    }
+
+    assert {:ok, _job} = Oban.insert(EmailWorker.new(job))
+
+    assert_email_sent(
+      to: {nil, "test@example.com"},
+      subject: "Queued Email",
+      text_body: "Hello from Oban!"
+    )
+  end
+
+  test "does not deliver email with missing fields" do
+    job = %{"to" => nil, "subject" => nil, "body" => nil}
+    assert {:ok, _job} = Oban.insert(EmailWorker.new(job))
+    refute_email_sent()
+  end
+
+  test "enqueues and delivers multiple email jobs" do
+    jobs = [
+      %{"to" => "a@example.com", "subject" => "A", "body" => "Body A"},
+      %{"to" => "b@example.com", "subject" => "B", "body" => "Body B"}
+    ]
+
+    Enum.each(jobs, fn job ->
+      assert {:ok, _job} = Oban.insert(EmailWorker.new(job))
+    end)
+
+    assert_email_sent(to: {nil, "a@example.com"}, subject: "A", text_body: "Body A")
+    assert_email_sent(to: {nil, "b@example.com"}, subject: "B", text_body: "Body B")
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/support/fixtures/accounts_fixtures.ex b/test/support/fixtures/accounts_fixtures.ex
index 1663c0e..8e8e4b7 100644
--- a/test/support/fixtures/accounts_fixtures.ex
+++ b/test/support/fixtures/accounts_fixtures.ex
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ defmodule Atlas.AccountsFixtures do
   end
 
   def extract_user_token(fun) do
-    {:ok, captured_email} = fun.(&"[TOKEN]#{&1}[TOKEN]")
-    [_, token | _] = String.split(captured_email.text_body, "[TOKEN]")
+    fun.(fn token -> "[TOKEN]#{token}[TOKEN]" end)
+    {:email, email_struct} = Swoosh.TestAssertions.assert_email_sent()
+    [_, token | _] = String.split(email_struct.text_body, "[TOKEN]")
     token
   end