Tumblr Hires NYT Engineering Exec Brian Murphy As CTO

Tumblr has poached the VP of Engineering on the the big apple instances, Brian Murphy, to fill the role of CTO on the well-liked running a blog platform. in step with Re/code, Murphy will subscribe to Tumblr in March and head up the engineering team, with an emphasis on beefing up its cellular merchandise—an area he is aware of after working on cell apps for the occasions.

“It’s my hope that we’ll have the ability to truly double down on [mobile], to sort of center of attention on performance, particularly on an international foundation,” Murphy informed Re/code. received by means of Yahoo in 2013, Tumblr has been an asset for the struggling internet company, which is downsizing this year to cut again on costs.

[by way of Re/code]