Testing · Development · System design

You hire me, and I do the work

I'm Filip. I test software, build it, and help work out how it should be put together. Herculeon is me, so the person you talk to is the person doing the job.

Why work with me

The advantages of being small

Some things a one-person business simply does better than an agency. These are the ones that matter most.

01

You get me, not a handover

At an agency you meet someone experienced in the sales meeting and often get someone else on the project. Here there's one person, and you've already met him.

02

I'll tell you when it's not worth doing

Including when the thing you asked for isn't the thing you need, or when someone else is better placed to do it. I'd rather lose the work than deliver something you regret.

03

Testing is not an afterthought

It's my main line of work. On a build it's included rather than promised and quietly dropped when the deadline tightens.

How I work

Small steps, reviewed as we go

Long quiet stretches are where projects go wrong. Short cycles with something real to look at mean you find out early if we're building the wrong thing.

  1. 01

    Understand

    What you need, who uses it, and what's constraining you. This is also where I decide whether I'm the right person.

  2. 02

    Agree the scope

    Written down, so you know what you're getting and what it costs before anything starts.

  3. 03

    Work in the open

    Real software or real findings as they come, not status updates. You'll never wonder what I've been doing.

  4. 04

    Hand over properly

    Documentation and a walkthrough, so your team can carry the work forward. I stay reachable after that.

About

Who you'd be working with

I'm Filip Danielsson. I have a bachelor's degree in computer science, and I've worked as a fullstack system developer. At a start-up I was given responsibility for the testing across the whole product, which is a privilege you don't often get that early.

Those two jobs taught me different halves of the same thing. Building software showed me how it goes wrong. Testing it professionally showed me how predictably, and how much of it could have been caught earlier for almost nothing.

Herculeon is a one-person company, and I plan to keep it that way for now. It means I take on a small number of projects at a time and give each one my full attention, and it means nobody hands your work to someone junior after you've signed.

  • BSc Computer Science
  • Responsible for testing at a start-up
  • Fullstack developer
  • Based in Sweden
References

In someone else's words

Filip Danielsson approaches challenges with a positive, can-do attitude, boosted by his great work ethic and eye for detail. His friendly and helpful demeanor makes him a joy to work with, and I’m happy to recommend him!

Simon JacobyCTO, Organicely
Get in touch

Tell me what you're working on

A release you're nervous about, something you need built, or a decision you'd like a second opinion on. I answer everything myself, usually within a day. You can also reach us directly at contact@herculeon.se.