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Offer negotiation drafter.
Enter your offer and what matters to you, and get a counter-offer email, an outline for the call, and replies to the lines recruiters use most. Built only from the figures you give.
// 01 · Draft
Draft your reply
// 02 · Guide
Negotiating an engineering offer
An offer is the start of a conversation. Asking for something specific, politely and with a reason, is a normal part of hiring.
Most of the work happens before the call: knowing the whole offer, deciding what you’d ask for, and having an answer ready for the questions that tend to come back.
01
Get it in writing
Ask for the full offer before you respond: base, equity and its vesting, bonus, sign-on, level, and start date. You can’t weigh what you haven’t seen.
02
Decide what matters
Pick one or two things to ask for. Base, equity, a sign-on to cover an unvested grant, a later start, or the level itself. A focused ask is easier to say yes to.
03
Ask once, clearly
Open with why you want the role, then give one specific ask and the reason for it. Then stop talking and let them answer.
04
Keep it warm
You may be working with these people soon. Be direct about what you need and friendly about everything else.
- Only mention a competing offer you actually have. If they ask to see it, you should be able to share it.
- A number you say first can become the ceiling. It’s fine to ask what flexibility they have before you name one.
- Equity is only comparable once you know the grant size, the vesting schedule, and how it’s valued. Ask for each.
- If a deadline feels tight, ask for more time. A reasonable company would rather wait a few days than start with a rushed yes.
// 03 · Player 1
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Paste the job you want. Run the loop until the real one feels like a rematch.
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