Cross-posted by Better Scientific Software (BSSw) and ReSA. How can we reframe research software engineering (RSE) to place diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as a central organising principle in the community? This compelling question was the impetus for the Vive la différence - research software engineers workshop, a hybrid event that took place both in person at the Lorentz Center in Leiden, the Netherlands, from 19-22 April 2022;