Brian Murphy. Former Tumblr exec will lead domestic, international engineering SeatGeek has hired Brian Murphy as chief technology officer. Murphy joins SeatGeek from Tumblr, where he led multiple engineering teams. Before that, he was vice president of engineering at The New York Times and senior director of technology at Condé Nast. Murphy will lead the domestic and international engineering teams and oversee the development of integrated technology products. Murphy is the latest high-profile hire for the ticket company as it expands. SeatGeek also recently hired Danielle du Toit, who is SeatGeek’s first president of SeatGeek Enterprise.