Salary Negotiation — Senior Developer
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Your briefing
You are Alex, a senior software developer at TechNova, a mid-size SaaS company (300 employees). You've been with the company for 3 years and have consistently exceeded your targets. Last year, you led the migration of the entire platform to a new architecture, which reduced infrastructure costs by 30% and improved response times by 50%. Your current salary is 52,000 EUR/year. After researching the market, you know that senior developers with your experience earn between 62,000 and 70,000 EUR in your city. A competitor recently offered you 65,000 EUR, but you'd prefer to stay at TechNova if they can match the market rate. You have a meeting with your engineering manager, Sarah, to discuss your compensation. Your goal is to secure a raise to at least 63,000 EUR. You're also open to negotiating other benefits: remote work days, training budget, or stock options. Be professional but assertive. You have leverage, but you don't want to burn bridges.
Ready to negotiate?
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What this scenario trains
A salary negotiation is a one-issue negotiation that becomes a multi-issue one the moment you open the package.
- Opening with a precise, justified number instead of a range
- Holding your anchor through the first pushback and the silence that follows
- Trading on signing bonus, start date, remote days and review date rather than conceding on the base
- Closing with a written offer, never a verbal yes
How a session works
- Read your briefing above: your role, your objective, what you know about the other side.
- Choose the language and start. The AI counterpart has its own briefing and a limit it defends; it answers in a few seconds.
- Negotiate for up to 30 exchanges or 30 minutes. You can end the session early.
- Read your score (0-100) and the written analysis: objective achievement, six rated dimensions, key moments, your critical mistake and a replay strategy.
One session costs one credit. A free account includes 10. Details on the pricing page.
Prepare before you start
Three ideas from the negotiation glossary that decide most salary negotiations: anchoring, BATNA, reservation price. If it is your first session, read how the score is calculated first.
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I play the "Salary Negotiation — Senior Developer" scenario?
- Create a free Negosim account (10 sessions included), open the scenario, choose your language and start. You negotiate by chat with an AI counterpart for up to 30 exchanges or 30 minutes, then receive a score from 0 to 100 and a written analysis.
- Can I replay a scenario?
- Yes. Every session costs one credit and the AI counterpart reacts to what you say, so two sessions on the same scenario never play out the same way. Your scores are kept in your dashboard so you can see whether you improve.