diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
index 06e385d6c3..60f818dc24 100644
--- a/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     "es6": true,
     "node": true
   },
+  "ignorePatterns": ["./shared"],
   "extends": ["eslint:recommended", "plugin:prettier/recommended"],
   "globals": {
     "Atomics": "readonly",
diff --git a/jest.config.js b/jest.config.js
index 570da92d1c..318be04bf9 100644
--- a/jest.config.js
+++ b/jest.config.js
@@ -24,5 +24,8 @@ module.exports = {
       isolatedModules: true,
     },
   },
+  moduleNameMapper: {
+    '^~shared(.*)$': '<rootDir>/shared$1',
+  },
   setupFilesAfterEnv: ['jest-extended'],
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ad8cc6a7cf..806665b071 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -18175,6 +18175,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-KP+rweeXjP5P1SMoBQTS7NQG4xIZLbrlJ24dKDjuRRX3kzn+pCAg4w1e+Er6UQEoBtqjbXDM9PTbQkXUk4S7iw==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "module-alias": {
+      "version": "2.2.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/module-alias/-/module-alias-2.2.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-A/78XjoX2EmNvppVWEhM2oGk3x4lLxnkEA4jTbaK97QKSDjkIoOsKQlfylt/d3kKKi596Qy3NP5XrXJ6fZIC9Q=="
+    },
     "module-not-found-error": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/module-not-found-error/-/module-not-found-error-1.0.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 49cd182067..4b4b055052 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
     "test-backend:watch": "env-cmd -f tests/.test-env jest --watch",
     "test-frontend": "jest --config=tests/unit/frontend/jest.config.js",
     "build": "npm run build-backend && npm run build-frontend",
-    "build-backend": "tsc -p tsconfig.build.json",
+    "build-backend": "tsc -b tsconfig.build.json",
     "build-frontend": "webpack --config webpack.prod.js",
     "build-frontend-dev": "webpack --config webpack.dev.js",
     "build-frontend-dev:watch": "webpack --config webpack.dev.js --watch",
-    "start": "node -r dotenv/config dist/backend/app/server.js",
+    "start": "node -r dotenv/config dist/backend/src/app/server.js",
     "dev": "docker-compose up --build",
     "docker-dev": "npm run build-frontend-dev:watch & ts-node-dev --respawn --transpile-only --inspect=0.0.0.0 --exit-child -r dotenv/config -- src/app/server.ts",
     "test": "npm run test-backend && npm run test-frontend",
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     "test-e2e-build": "npm run build-backend && npm run build-frontend-dev",
     "test-e2e-ci": "env-cmd -f tests/.test-env --use-shell \"npm run download-binary && npm run testcafe-command\"",
     "testcafe-command": "testcafe --skip-js-errors -c 3 chrome:headless ./tests/end-to-end --app \"npm run test-e2e-server\" --app-init-delay 10000",
-    "test-e2e-server": "concurrently --success last --kill-others \"mockpass\" \"maildev\" \"node dist/backend/app/server.js\" \"node ./tests/mock-webhook-server.js\"",
+    "test-e2e-server": "concurrently --success last --kill-others \"mockpass\" \"maildev\" \"node dist/backend/src/app/server.js\" \"node ./tests/mock-webhook-server.js\"",
     "lint-code": "eslint src/ --quiet --fix",
     "lint-style": "stylelint '*/**/*.css' --quiet --fix",
     "lint-html": "htmlhint && prettier --write './src/public/**/*.html' --ignore-path './dist/**' --loglevel silent",
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@
     "jwt-decode": "^3.1.2",
     "libphonenumber-js": "^1.9.21",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
+    "module-alias": "^2.2.2",
     "moment-timezone": "0.5.33",
     "mongodb-uri": "^0.9.7",
     "mongoose": "^5.12.13",
@@ -254,5 +255,8 @@
     "webpack-cli": "^3.3.12",
     "webpack-merge": "^4.1.3",
     "worker-loader": "^2.0.0"
+  },
+  "_moduleAliases": {
+    "~shared": "build/shared"
   }
 }
diff --git a/tests/end-to-end/helpers/selectors.js b/tests/end-to-end/helpers/selectors.js
index 39373c3236..c6d155ee31 100644
--- a/tests/end-to-end/helpers/selectors.js
+++ b/tests/end-to-end/helpers/selectors.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 const { Selector } = require('testcafe')
 const {
   types: basicTypes,
-} = require('../../../dist/backend/shared/resources/basic')
+} = require('../../../dist/backend/src/shared/resources/basic')
 const {
   types: myInfoTypes,
-} = require('../../../dist/backend/shared/resources/myinfo')
+} = require('../../../dist/backend/src/shared/resources/myinfo')
 
 const landingPage = {
   tagline: Selector('#tagline'),
diff --git a/tests/end-to-end/helpers/util.js b/tests/end-to-end/helpers/util.js
index 38175b99d7..9217d68c97 100644
--- a/tests/end-to-end/helpers/util.js
+++ b/tests/end-to-end/helpers/util.js
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ const {
   mockpass,
 } = require('./selectors')
 
-const { types } = require('../../../dist/backend/shared/resources/basic')
+const { types } = require('../../../dist/backend/src/shared/resources/basic')
 
 const {
   SPCPFieldTitle,
-} = require('../../../dist/backend/types/field/fieldTypes')
+} = require('../../../dist/backend/src/types/field/fieldTypes')
 
 const NON_SUBMITTED_FIELDS = types
   .filter((field) => !field.submitted)
@@ -248,9 +248,9 @@ function makeModel(db, modelFilename, modelName) {
   // Need this try catch block as some schemas may have been converted to
   // TypeScript and use default exports instead.
   try {
-    return spec(`dist/backend/app/models/${modelFilename}`)(db)
+    return spec(`dist/backend/src/app/models/${modelFilename}`)(db)
   } catch (e) {
-    return spec(`dist/backend/app/models/${modelFilename}`).default(db)
+    return spec(`dist/backend/src/app/models/${modelFilename}`).default(db)
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/frontend/jest.config.js b/tests/unit/frontend/jest.config.js
index 6294e2c5aa..f559b74c65 100644
--- a/tests/unit/frontend/jest.config.js
+++ b/tests/unit/frontend/jest.config.js
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ module.exports = {
       isolatedModules: true,
     },
   },
+  moduleNameMapper: {
+    '^~shared(.*)$': '<rootDir>/shared$1',
+  },
   clearMocks: true,
   setupFilesAfterEnv: ['jest-extended'],
   setupFiles: ['jest-localstorage-mock'],
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index faf3c9d613..26974efd9e 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 // prettier-ignore
 // This config is the base config used for compilation and IDE support
 {
+  "references": [
+    { "path": "shared" }
+  ],
   "compilerOptions": {
     /* Visit https://aka.ms/tsconfig.json to read more about this file */
 
@@ -45,8 +48,13 @@
     /* Module Resolution Options */
     "moduleResolution": "node",               /* Specify module resolution strategy: 'node' (Node.js) or 'classic' (TypeScript pre-1.6). */
     "baseUrl": ".",                          /* Base directory to resolve non-absolute module names. */
-    // "paths": {},                           /* A series of entries which re-map imports to lookup locations relative to the 'baseUrl'. */
-    // "rootDirs": [],                        /* List of root folders whose combined content represents the structure of the project at runtime. */
+    "paths": {
+      "~shared/*": ["shared/*"]
+    },                                        /* A series of entries which re-map imports to lookup locations relative to the 'baseUrl'. */
+    "rootDirs": [
+      "src",
+      "shared"
+    ],                                        /* List of root folders whose combined content represents the structure of the project at runtime. */
     // "typeRoots": [],                       /* List of folders to include type definitions from. */
     // "types": [],                           /* Type declaration files to be included in compilation. */
     // "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,  /* Allow default imports from modules with no default export. This does not affect code emit, just typechecking. */
@@ -68,5 +76,5 @@
     "skipLibCheck": true,                     /* Skip type checking of declaration files. */
     "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true  /* Disallow inconsistently-cased references to the same file. */
   },
-  "include": ["src", "tests"],
+  "include": ["src", "tests", "shared"],
 }
diff --git a/webpack.common.js b/webpack.common.js
index c5dfee45f2..4a434e6004 100644
--- a/webpack.common.js
+++ b/webpack.common.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ module.exports = [
     resolve: {
       alias: {
         shared: path.resolve(__dirname, 'src/shared/'),
+        '~shared': path.resolve(__dirname, 'shared/'),
       },
       extensions: ['.ts', '.js'],
     },