diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index a9756501c2..1006ce2e55 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -1,377 +1,21 @@
 version: 2.1
 
-# add parameters
+setup: true
 
 orbs:
-  win: circleci/windows@2.4.1
-
-# No windows executor is listed here since windows builds use win/default and modify
-# the Python version through the conda environment.
-executors:
-  docker:
-    parameters:
-      python_version:
-        type: string
-    docker:
-      - image: cimg/python:<<parameters.python_version>>-node
-    working_directory: ~/repo
-
-commands:
-  setup_python_env:
-    steps:
-      - run:
-          name: Install Python dependencies
-          command: |
-            pip install git+https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro@main
-            pip install -r package/test_requirements.txt -U
-      - run:
-          name: Echo package versions
-          command: |
-            python -V
-            pip freeze
-
-  install_node_dependencies:
-    steps:
-      - run:
-          name: Install Node dependencies
-          command: npm install
-
-  npm_build:
-    steps:
-      - run:
-          name: Build React application
-          command: make build
-
-  python_package:
-    steps:
-      - run:
-          name: Make Python package
-          command: make package
-
-  win_setup_python_env:
-    # Miniconda3 is pre-installed on the machine:
-    # https://circleci.com/docs/2.0/hello-world-windows/
-    parameters:
-      python_version:
-        type: string
-    steps:
-      - run:
-          name: Initialize conda
-          command: conda init powershell
-      - run:
-          name: Create 'kedro-viz' conda environment
-          command: conda create --name kedro-viz python=<<parameters.python_version>> -y
-      - run:
-          name: Install Kedro-Viz dependencies
-          command: |
-            conda activate kedro-viz
-            pip install git+https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro@main
-            pip install -r package/test_requirements.txt -U
-      - run:
-          name: Echo package versions
-          command: |
-            conda activate kedro-viz
-            python -V
-            pip freeze
-      - run:
-          name: Install 'make' command
-          command: choco install make
-
-  setup:
-    steps:
-      - checkout
-      - setup_python_env
-      - install_node_dependencies
-      - npm_build
-
-  win_setup:
-    parameters:
-      python_version:
-        type: string
-    executor:
-    steps:
-      - checkout
-      - win_setup_python_env:
-          python_version: <<parameters.python_version>>
-      - install_node_dependencies
-      - npm_build
-
-jobs:
-  e2e_tests:
-    parameters:
-      python_version:
-        type: string
-    executor:
-      name: docker
-      python_version: <<parameters.python_version>>
-    steps:
-      - setup
-      - run:
-          name: Run all end to end tests
-          command: make e2e-tests
-
-  win_e2e_tests:
-    parameters:
-      python_version:
-        type: string
-    executor: win/default
-    steps:
-      - win_setup:
-          python_version: <<parameters.python_version>>
-      - run:
-          name: Run all end to end tests on Windows
-          command: conda activate kedro-viz; make e2e-tests
-
-  unit_tests:
-    parameters:
-      python_version:
-        type: string
-    executor:
-      name: docker
-      python_version: <<parameters.python_version>>
-    steps:
-      - setup
-      - run:
-          name: Run Python tests
-          command: make pytest
-
-  win_unit_tests:
-    parameters:
-      python_version:
-        type: string
-    executor: win/default
-    steps:
-      - win_setup:
-          python_version: <<parameters.python_version>>
-      - run:
-          name: Run Python tests on Windows
-          command: conda activate kedro-viz; make pytest
-
-  lint:
-    parameters:
-      python_version:
-        type: string
-    executor:
-      name: docker
-      python_version: <<parameters.python_version>>
-    steps:
-      - checkout
-      - setup_python_env
-      - run:
-          name: Run Python formatters and linters
-          command: make format-check lint-check
-
-  javascript_lint_and_tests:
-    executor:
-      name: docker
-      python_version: '3.8'
-    steps:
-      - checkout
-      - install_node_dependencies
-      - run:
-          name: Test lib transpilation
-          command: npm run lib
-      - run:
-          name: Test JS library imports
-          command: |
-            npm run lib-test:setup
-            cd tools/test-lib/react-app
-            npm run test:ci
-      - run:
-          name: Run Eslint
-          command: npm run lint
-      - run:
-          name: Run JavaScript tests
-          command: npm run build:css && npm run test:ci
-
-  build_app:
-    executor:
-      name: docker
-      python_version: '3.8'
-    steps:
-      - setup
-      - run:
-          name: Run secret scan
-          command: make secret-scan
-      - run:
-          name: Run security scan
-          command: make security-scan
-      - python_package
-
-  release_to_npm:
-    executor:
-      name: docker
-      python_version: '3.8'
-    steps:
-      - checkout
-      - install_node_dependencies
-      - npm_build
-      - run:
-          name: Authenticate with registry
-          command: echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN" > ~/repo/.npmrc
-      - run:
-          name: Publish to npm
-          command: npm publish
-
-  release_to_pypi:
-    executor:
-      name: docker
-      python_version: '3.8'
-    steps:
-      - checkout
-      - setup_python_env
-      - install_node_dependencies
-      - python_package
-      - run:
-          name: Install twine
-          command: python -m pip install -U twine
-      - run:
-          name: Publish to PyPI
-          command: python -m twine upload package/dist/*
-
-  deploy_demo:
-    executor:
-      name: docker
-      python_version: '3.8'
-    steps:
-      - checkout
-      - setup_remote_docker
-      - run:
-          name: Setup environment
-          command: |
-            cd demo-project
-            echo "AWS_ECR_URL=public.ecr.aws/g0x0s3o2/kedro-viz-live-demo" >> $BASH_ENV
-            echo "KEDRO_VIZ_VERSION=$(cat .version)" >> $BASH_ENV
-            echo "cd demo-project" >> $BASH_ENV
-      - run:
-          name: Install AWS CLI
-          command: pip3 install awscli
-      - run:
-          name: Build demo container image
-          command: |
-            echo "kedro_viz==$KEDRO_VIZ_VERSION" >> src/docker_requirements.txt
-            docker build -t $AWS_ECR_URL:$KEDRO_VIZ_VERSION .
-            aws ecr-public get-login-password --region us-east-1 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin public.ecr.aws
-            docker push $AWS_ECR_URL:$KEDRO_VIZ_VERSION
-      - run:
-          name: Create a new lightsail deployment
-          command: |
-            # install lightsail cli
-            # run https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/lightsail/create-container-service-deployment.html#create-container-service-deployment
-            aws lightsail create-container-service-deployment --region eu-west-2 --cli-input-json file://./lightsail.json
-
-  all_circleci_checks_succeeded:
-    docker:
-      - image: circleci/python # any light-weight image
-    steps:
-      - run:
-          name: Success!
-          command: echo "All checks passed"
-
-release_filter: &release_filter
-  filters:
-    tags:
-      only: /^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$/
-    branches:
-      ignore: /.*/
+  path-filtering: circleci/path-filtering@0.1.1
 
 workflows:
-  version: 2.1
-  build:
-    jobs:
-      - e2e_tests:
-          matrix:
-            parameters:
-              python_version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10']
-      - win_e2e_tests:
-          matrix:
-            parameters:
-              python_version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10']
-          filters:
-            branches:
-              only:
-                - main
-                - demo
-      - unit_tests:
-          matrix:
-            parameters:
-              python_version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10']
-      - win_unit_tests:
-          matrix:
-            parameters:
-              python_version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10']
-          filters:
-            branches:
-              only:
-                - main
-                - demo
-      - lint:
-          matrix:
-            parameters:
-              python_version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10']
-      - javascript_lint_and_tests
-      - build_app
-      - deploy_demo:
-          context:
-            - kedro-ecr-publish
-          requires:
-            - e2e_tests
-            - win_e2e_tests
-            - unit_tests
-            - win_unit_tests
-            - lint
-            - javascript_lint_and_tests
-            - build_app
-          filters:
-            branches:
-              only: demo
-      - all_circleci_checks_succeeded:
-          requires:
-            - e2e_tests
-            - unit_tests
-            - lint
-            - javascript_lint_and_tests
-            - build_app
-
-  release:
-    jobs:
-      - build_app:
-          <<: *release_filter
-      - release_to_npm:
-          <<: *release_filter
-      - release_to_pypi:
-          <<: *release_filter
-          requires:
-            - build_app
-
-  daily:
-    triggers:
-      - schedule:
-          cron: '0 1 * * *'
-          filters:
-            branches:
-              only:
-                - main
+  regular:
     jobs:
-      - e2e_tests:
-          matrix:
-            parameters:
-              python_version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10']
-      - win_e2e_tests:
-          matrix:
-            parameters:
-              python_version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10']
-      - unit_tests:
-          matrix:
-            parameters:
-              python_version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10']
-      - win_unit_tests:
-          matrix:
-            parameters:
-              python_version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10']
-      - lint:
-          matrix:
-            parameters:
-              python_version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10']
-      - javascript_lint_and_tests
-      - build_app
+      # the path-filtering/filter job determines which pipeline
+      # parameters to update, i.e. which builds to run.
+      - path-filtering/filter:
+          name: check-updated-files
+          base-revision: main
+          config-path: .circleci/continue_config.yml
+          # <regex path-to-test> <parameter-to-set> <value-of-pipeline-parameter>
+          mapping: |           
+            package/.* backend_change true
+            .circleci/.* ci_change true
+            ^((?!package/).)*$ frontend_change true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.circleci/continue_config.yml b/.circleci/continue_config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..338e70e0c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.circleci/continue_config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,379 @@
+version: 2.1
+
+# Backend CI jobs are the heavy ones, so we only run them if the backend
+# or CI config has changed.
+parameters:
+  backend_change:
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
+  ci_change:
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
+  frontend_change:
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
+
+orbs:
+  win: circleci/windows@2.4.1
+
+# No windows executor is listed here since windows builds use win/default and modify
+# the Python version through the conda environment.
+executors:
+  docker:
+    parameters:
+      python_version:
+        type: string
+    docker:
+      - image: cimg/python:<<parameters.python_version>>-node
+    working_directory: ~/repo
+
+commands:
+  setup_python_env:
+    steps:
+      - run:
+          name: Install Python dependencies
+          command: |
+            pip install git+https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro@main
+            pip install -r package/test_requirements.txt -U
+      - run:
+          name: Echo package versions
+          command: |
+            python -V
+            pip freeze
+
+  install_node_dependencies:
+    steps:
+      - run:
+          name: Install Node dependencies
+          command: npm install
+
+  npm_build:
+    steps:
+      - run:
+          name: Build React application
+          command: make build
+
+  win_setup_python_env:
+    # Miniconda3 is pre-installed on the machine:
+    # https://circleci.com/docs/2.0/hello-world-windows/
+    parameters:
+      python_version:
+        type: string
+    steps:
+      - run:
+          name: Initialize conda
+          command: conda init powershell
+      - run:
+          name: Create 'kedro-viz' conda environment
+          command: conda create --name kedro-viz python=<<parameters.python_version>> -y
+      - run:
+          name: Install Kedro-Viz dependencies
+          command: |
+            conda activate kedro-viz
+            pip install git+https://github.com/kedro-org/kedro@main
+            pip install -r package/test_requirements.txt -U
+      - run:
+          name: Echo package versions
+          command: |
+            conda activate kedro-viz
+            python -V
+            pip freeze
+      - run:
+          name: Install 'make' command
+          command: choco install make
+
+  setup:
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - setup_python_env
+      - install_node_dependencies
+      - npm_build
+
+  win_setup:
+    parameters:
+      python_version:
+        type: string
+    executor:
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - win_setup_python_env:
+          python_version: <<parameters.python_version>>
+      - install_node_dependencies
+      - npm_build
+
+jobs:
+  e2e_tests:
+    parameters:
+      python_version:
+        type: string
+    executor:
+      name: docker
+      python_version: <<parameters.python_version>>
+    steps:
+      - setup
+      - run:
+          name: Run all end to end tests
+          command: make e2e-tests
+
+  win_e2e_tests:
+    parameters:
+      python_version:
+        type: string
+    executor: win/default
+    steps:
+      - win_setup:
+          python_version: <<parameters.python_version>>
+      - run:
+          name: Run all end to end tests on Windows
+          command: conda activate kedro-viz; make e2e-tests
+
+  unit_tests:
+    parameters:
+      python_version:
+        type: string
+    executor:
+      name: docker
+      python_version: <<parameters.python_version>>
+    steps:
+      - setup
+      - run:
+          name: Run Python tests
+          command: make pytest
+
+  win_unit_tests:
+    parameters:
+      python_version:
+        type: string
+    executor: win/default
+    steps:
+      - win_setup:
+          python_version: <<parameters.python_version>>
+      - run:
+          name: Run Python tests on Windows
+          command: conda activate kedro-viz; make pytest
+
+  lint:
+    parameters:
+      python_version:
+        type: string
+    executor:
+      name: docker
+      python_version: <<parameters.python_version>>
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - setup_python_env
+      - run:
+          name: Run secret scan
+          command: make secret-scan
+      - run:
+          name: Run security scan
+          command: make security-scan
+      - run:
+          name: Run Python formatters and linters
+          command: make format-check lint-check
+
+  javascript_lint_and_tests:
+    executor:
+      name: docker
+      python_version: '3.8'
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - install_node_dependencies
+      - run:
+          name: Test lib transpilation
+          command: npm run lib
+      - run:
+          name: Test JS library imports
+          command: |
+            npm run lib-test:setup
+            cd tools/test-lib/react-app
+            npm run test:ci
+      - run:
+          name: Run Eslint
+          command: npm run lint
+      - run:
+          name: Run JavaScript tests
+          command: npm run build:css && npm run test:ci
+
+  release_to_npm:
+    executor:
+      name: docker
+      python_version: '3.8'
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - install_node_dependencies
+      - npm_build
+      - run:
+          name: Authenticate with registry
+          command: echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN" > ~/repo/.npmrc
+      - run:
+          name: Publish to npm
+          command: npm publish
+
+  release_to_pypi:
+    executor:
+      name: docker
+      python_version: '3.8'
+    steps:
+      - setup
+      - run:
+          name: Make Python package
+          command: make package
+      - run:
+          name: Install twine
+          command: python -m pip install -U twine
+      - run:
+          name: Publish to PyPI
+          command: python -m twine upload package/dist/*
+
+  deploy_demo:
+    executor:
+      name: docker
+      python_version: '3.8'
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - setup_remote_docker
+      - run:
+          name: Setup environment
+          command: |
+            cd demo-project
+            echo "AWS_ECR_URL=public.ecr.aws/g0x0s3o2/kedro-viz-live-demo" >> $BASH_ENV
+            echo "KEDRO_VIZ_VERSION=$(cat .version)" >> $BASH_ENV
+            echo "cd demo-project" >> $BASH_ENV
+      - run:
+          name: Install AWS CLI
+          command: pip3 install awscli
+      - run:
+          name: Build demo container image
+          command: |
+            echo "kedro_viz==$KEDRO_VIZ_VERSION" >> src/docker_requirements.txt
+            docker build -t $AWS_ECR_URL:$KEDRO_VIZ_VERSION .
+            aws ecr-public get-login-password --region us-east-1 | docker login --username AWS --password-stdin public.ecr.aws
+            docker push $AWS_ECR_URL:$KEDRO_VIZ_VERSION
+      - run:
+          name: Create a new lightsail deployment
+          command: |
+            # install lightsail cli
+            # run https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/lightsail/create-container-service-deployment.html#create-container-service-deployment
+            aws lightsail create-container-service-deployment --region eu-west-2 --cli-input-json file://./lightsail.json
+            
+  all_circleci_checks_succeeded:
+    docker:
+      - image: circleci/python # any light-weight image
+    steps:
+      - run:
+          name: Success!
+          command: echo "All checks passed"
+
+release_filter: &release_filter
+  filters:
+    tags:
+      only: /^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$/
+    branches:
+      ignore: /.*/
+
+workflows:
+  version: 2.1
+
+  build_frontend:
+    when:
+      or:
+        - <<pipeline.parameters.frontend_change>>
+        - <<pipeline.parameters.ci_change>>
+    jobs:
+      - javascript_lint_and_tests
+      - all_circleci_checks_succeeded:
+          requires:
+            - javascript_lint_and_tests
+
+  build_backend:
+    when:
+      or:
+        - <<pipeline.parameters.backend_change>>
+        - <<pipeline.parameters.ci_change>>
+    jobs:
+      - e2e_tests:
+          matrix:
+            parameters:
+              python_version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10']
+      - win_e2e_tests:
+          matrix:
+            parameters:
+              python_version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10']
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              only:
+                - main
+                - demo
+      - unit_tests:
+          matrix:
+            parameters:
+              python_version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10']
+      - win_unit_tests:
+          matrix:
+            parameters:
+              python_version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10']
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              only:
+                - main
+                - demo
+      - lint:
+          matrix:
+            parameters:
+              python_version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10']
+      - deploy_demo:
+          context:
+            - kedro-ecr-publish
+          requires:
+            - e2e_tests
+            - win_e2e_tests
+            - unit_tests
+            - win_unit_tests
+            - lint
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              only: demo
+      - all_circleci_checks_succeeded:
+          requires:
+            - e2e_tests
+            - unit_tests
+            - lint
+
+  release:
+    jobs:
+      - release_to_npm:
+          <<: *release_filter
+      - release_to_pypi:
+          <<: *release_filter
+
+  daily:
+    triggers:
+      - schedule:
+          cron: '0 1 * * *'
+          filters:
+            branches:
+              only:
+                - main
+    jobs:
+      - e2e_tests:
+          matrix:
+            parameters:
+              python_version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10']
+      - win_e2e_tests:
+          matrix:
+            parameters:
+              python_version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10']
+      - unit_tests:
+          matrix:
+            parameters:
+              python_version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10']
+      - win_unit_tests:
+          matrix:
+            parameters:
+              python_version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10']
+      - lint:
+          matrix:
+            parameters:
+              python_version: ['3.7', '3.8', '3.9', '3.10']
+      - javascript_lint_and_tests
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 977656304e..d0060cba02 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package: build
+package:
 	find . -regex ".*/__pycache__" -exec rm -rf {} +
 	find . -regex ".*\.egg-info" -exec rm -rf {} +
 	cd package && python setup.py clean --all
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3ccdee0078..0d9154e2a5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -143,4 +143,4 @@
     "not op_mini all"
   ],
   "snyk": true
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}