diff --git a/lib/datadog/core/remote/worker.rb b/lib/datadog/core/remote/worker.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6e2d702ef11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/datadog/core/remote/worker.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Datadog
+  module Core
+    module Remote
+      # Worker executes a block every interval on a separate Thread
+      class Worker
+        def initialize(interval:, &block)
+          @mutex = Mutex.new
+          @thr = nil
+
+          @starting = false
+          @stopping = false
+          @started = false
+
+          @interval = interval
+          raise ArgumentError, 'can not initialize a worker without a block' unless block
+
+          @block = block
+        end
+
+        def start
+          Datadog.logger.debug { 'remote worker starting' }
+
+          acquire_lock
+
+          return if @starting || @started
+
+          @starting = true
+
+          @thr = Thread.new { poll(@interval) }
+
+          @started = true
+          @starting = false
+
+          Datadog.logger.debug { 'remote worker started' }
+        ensure
+          release_lock
+        end
+
+        def stop
+          Datadog.logger.debug { 'remote worker stopping' }
+
+          acquire_lock
+
+          @stopping = true
+
+          thread = @thr
+
+          if thread
+            thread.kill
+            thread.join
+          end
+
+          @started = false
+          @stopping = false
+          @thr = nil
+
+          Datadog.logger.debug { 'remote worker stopped' }
+        ensure
+          release_lock
+        end
+
+        def started?
+          @started
+        end
+
+        private
+
+        def acquire_lock
+          @mutex.lock
+        end
+
+        def release_lock
+          @mutex.unlock
+        end
+
+        def poll(interval)
+          loop do
+            break unless @mutex.synchronize { @starting || @started }
+
+            call
+
+            sleep(interval)
+          end
+        end
+
+        def call
+          Datadog.logger.debug { 'remote worker perform' }
+
+          @block.call
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/sig/datadog/core/remote/worker.rbs b/sig/datadog/core/remote/worker.rbs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6a7561812fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sig/datadog/core/remote/worker.rbs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+module Datadog
+  module Core
+    module Remote
+      class Worker
+        attr_reader starting: bool
+        attr_reader stopping: bool
+        attr_reader started: bool
+        attr_reader thr: Thread?
+        attr_reader interval: Integer
+        attr_reader mutex: ::Thread::Mutex
+        attr_reader block: (^() -> void)
+
+        def initialize: (interval: Integer) { () -> void } -> void
+
+        def start: () -> void
+
+        def stop: () -> void
+
+        def started?: () -> bool
+
+        private
+
+        def acquire_lock: () -> void
+
+        def release_lock: () -> void
+
+        def poll: (Integer interval) -> void
+
+        def call: () -> void
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/datadog/core/remote/worker_spec.rb b/spec/datadog/core/remote/worker_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0e71135ee40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/datadog/core/remote/worker_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require 'spec_helper'
+require 'datadog/core/remote/worker'
+
+RSpec.describe Datadog::Core::Remote::Worker do
+  let(:task) { proc { 1 + 1 } }
+  subject(:worker) { described_class.new(interval: 1, &task) }
+
+  describe '#initialize' do
+    it 'raises ArgumentError when no block is provided' do
+      expect do
+        described_class.new(interval: 1)
+      end.to raise_error(ArgumentError)
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#start' do
+    after { worker.stop }
+
+    it 'mark worker as started' do
+      expect(worker).not_to be_started
+      worker.start
+      expect(worker).to be_started
+    end
+
+    it 'acquire and release lock' do
+      expect(worker).to receive(:acquire_lock).at_least(:once)
+      expect(worker).to receive(:release_lock).at_least(:once)
+      worker.start
+    end
+
+    context 'execute block when started' do
+      let(:result) { [] }
+      let(:queue) { Queue.new }
+      let(:task) do
+        proc do
+          value = 1
+          result << value
+          queue << value
+        end
+      end
+
+      it 'runs block' do
+        worker.start
+        # Wait for the work task to execute once
+        queue.pop
+        expect(result).to eq([1])
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe '#stop' do
+    it 'mark worker as stopped' do
+      expect(worker).not_to be_started
+      worker.start
+      expect(worker).to be_started
+      worker.stop
+      expect(worker).not_to be_started
+    end
+
+    it 'acquire and release lock' do
+      expect(worker).to receive(:acquire_lock)
+      expect(worker).to receive(:release_lock)
+      worker.stop
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 1e3c4bfcf69..e57d0b9d3f3 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -166,7 +166,10 @@
         # teardown in those tests.
         # They currently flood the output, making our test
         # suite output unreadable.
-        if example.file_path.start_with?('./spec/datadog/core/workers/', './spec/ddtrace/workers/')
+        if example.file_path.start_with?(
+          './spec/datadog/core/workers/',
+          './spec/ddtrace/workers/'
+        )
           puts # Add newline so we get better output when the progress formatter is being used
           RSpec.warning("FIXME: #{example.file_path}:#{example.metadata[:line_number]} is leaking threads")
           next