diff --git a/backend/src/import-from-ss.js b/backend/src/api/import-from-ss.js
similarity index 97%
rename from backend/src/import-from-ss.js
rename to backend/src/api/import-from-ss.js
index 4eb5485..5cedbe2 100644
--- a/backend/src/import-from-ss.js
+++ b/backend/src/api/import-from-ss.js
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ const crypto = require('crypto');
 const objectHash = require('object-hash');
 const Promise = require('bluebird');
 
-const verifySignature = require('./verify-signature');
-const { authorAddresses, authorPrivKeys, forum } = require('./db');
-const { dao } = require('./contracts');
+const verifySignature = require('../util/verify-signature');
+const { authorAddresses, authorPrivKeys, forum } = require('../util/db');
+const { dao } = require('../util/contracts');
 
 // Each post allocates 30% of its reputation to citations
 const PPM_TO_CITATIONS = 300000;
diff --git a/backend/src/api.js b/backend/src/api/index.js
similarity index 100%
rename from backend/src/api.js
rename to backend/src/api/index.js
diff --git a/backend/src/read.js b/backend/src/api/read.js
similarity index 86%
rename from backend/src/read.js
rename to backend/src/api/read.js
index bee170d..e739e8f 100644
--- a/backend/src/read.js
+++ b/backend/src/api/read.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const objectHash = require('object-hash');
 
-const verifySignature = require('./verify-signature');
-const { forum } = require('./db');
+const verifySignature = require('../util/verify-signature');
+const { forum } = require('../util/db');
 
 const read = async (hash) => {
   // Fetch content
diff --git a/backend/src/write.js b/backend/src/api/write.js
similarity index 86%
rename from backend/src/write.js
rename to backend/src/api/write.js
index a4c7f7f..f51b322 100644
--- a/backend/src/write.js
+++ b/backend/src/api/write.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const objectHash = require('object-hash');
 
-const verifySignature = require('./verify-signature');
-const { forum } = require('./db');
+const verifySignature = require('../util/verify-signature');
+const { forum } = require('../util/db');
 
 module.exports = async (req, res) => {
   const {
diff --git a/backend/src/contract-listeners/index.js b/backend/src/contract-listeners/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e2f3c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/contract-listeners/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+const proposalsListener = require('./proposals');
+
+const start = () => {
+  proposalsListener.start();
+};
+
+module.exports = {
+  start,
+};
diff --git a/backend/src/proposals.js b/backend/src/contract-listeners/proposals.js
similarity index 83%
rename from backend/src/proposals.js
rename to backend/src/contract-listeners/proposals.js
index 20ae834..20a819a 100644
--- a/backend/src/proposals.js
+++ b/backend/src/contract-listeners/proposals.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-const { proposals } = require('./contracts');
-const read = require('./read');
-const { sendNewProposalEvent } = require('./matrix');
+const { proposals } = require('../util/contracts');
+const read = require('../api/read');
+const { sendNewProposalEvent } = require('../matrix-bot');
 
 // Subscribe to proposal events
 const start = () => {
diff --git a/backend/src/index.js b/backend/src/index.js
index eacf593..72a792e 100644
--- a/backend/src/index.js
+++ b/backend/src/index.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 require('dotenv').config();
 
 require('./api').start();
-require('./matrix').start();
-require('./proposals').start();
+require('./matrix-bot').start();
+require('./contract-listeners').start();
diff --git a/backend/src/matrix.js b/backend/src/matrix-bot/index.js
similarity index 99%
rename from backend/src/matrix.js
rename to backend/src/matrix-bot/index.js
index 0167592..42a7367 100644
--- a/backend/src/matrix.js
+++ b/backend/src/matrix-bot/index.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ const {
   proposalEventIds,
   matrixUserToAuthorAddress,
   authorAddressToMatrixUser,
-} = require('./db');
+} = require('../util/db');
 
 const {
   MATRIX_HOMESERVER_URL,
diff --git a/backend/src/contract-config.js b/backend/src/util/contract-config.js
similarity index 90%
rename from backend/src/contract-config.js
rename to backend/src/util/contract-config.js
index 53f1ad6..6efefb0 100644
--- a/backend/src/contract-config.js
+++ b/backend/src/util/contract-config.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-const contractAddresses = require('../contract-addresses.json');
+const contractAddresses = require('../../contract-addresses.json');
 
 const networks = {
   localhost: '0x539',
diff --git a/backend/src/contracts.js b/backend/src/util/contracts.js
similarity index 86%
rename from backend/src/contracts.js
rename to backend/src/util/contracts.js
index a0b7b55..28e35ea 100644
--- a/backend/src/contracts.js
+++ b/backend/src/util/contracts.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 const ethers = require('ethers');
 
 const { getContractAddressByNetworkName } = require('./contract-config');
-const DAOArtifact = require('../contractArtifacts/DAO.json');
-const ProposalsArtifact = require('../contractArtifacts/Proposals.json');
+const DAOArtifact = require('../../contractArtifacts/DAO.json');
+const ProposalsArtifact = require('../../contractArtifacts/Proposals.json');
 
 const network = process.env.ETH_NETWORK;
 
diff --git a/backend/src/db.js b/backend/src/util/db.js
similarity index 100%
rename from backend/src/db.js
rename to backend/src/util/db.js
diff --git a/backend/src/verify-signature.js b/backend/src/util/verify-signature.js
similarity index 100%
rename from backend/src/verify-signature.js
rename to backend/src/util/verify-signature.js