Do you wonder which skills are essential for providing hands-on support to researchers during software development, or how to grow those skills in yourself or your team?
This session takes you through the experience of the Digital Competence Centre at TU Delft, where a team of Research Software Engineers (RSEs) and Research Data Engineers (RDEs) has been supporting research software development across faculties for the past five years. You will learn which skills and mastery levels they consider essential for managing research software projects, how the team structures support through a project-based model, and what lessons and recommendations you can take back to your own context.
After this session, you will have a clearer picture of what professional profiles make a support team successful in delivering research software services, which skills matter most for roles like RSE, RDE, and software, and how to think about professional development within teams that provide hands-on research support.
Whether you lead a support team, work in one, or are exploring these roles, you are welcome to join and share your perspective.