Some junior engineers do (most don't). There was this thread from a while ago [0] where someone negotiated a 300k offer. I believe they were a new/recent grad.

Some junior engineers do (most don't). There was this thread from a while ago [0] where someone negotiated a 300k offer. I believe they were a new/recent grad. Most of the time it's due to having some leverage (multiple FAANG+ offers). [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19057514 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19057514