Does this mean the applicant doesn’t interact with the team before getting hired? This seems strange to me. I would like to interact with team members before I accept a job.

I am not sure how it is at the more experienced levels but for new grads and juniors you apply for the company, then have a "general" interview (think leetcode, some nominal system design stuff). If you clear the bar, you proceed to some team matching stage (this where the companies start to differ). Your experience and your input is taken into account and you are matched with a team where you fit in best. Some companies have the team manager talk to the new candidate to check for fit, others have different processes.

This is not how Apple hires.