  Within the rapidly diversifying field of computational science and
engineering (CSE), research software engineers (RSEs) represent a shift towards
the adoption of mainstream software engineering tools and practices into
scientific software development. An unresolved challenge is the need to
effectively integrate RSEs and their expertise into multi-disciplinary
scientific software teams. There has been a long-standing "chasm" between the
domains of CSE and software engineering, and the emergence of RSEs as a
professional identity within CSE presents an opportunity to finally bridge that
divide. For this reason, we argue there is an urgent need for systematic
investigation into multi-disciplinary teaming strategies which could promote a
more productive relationship between the two fields.
